Books That Influenced You

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I will look that up, thanks. I was thinking of getting Tribe by Ernst Junger next. I'll add it to the order.

not to make it dramatic but to capture the feel of the moment. How a few guys firing at your cover can feel like a monsoon of gun fire.

Sound's a lot like For Whom the Bell Tolls. That near to the end scene where a unit is getting bombed by aircraft... you can really feel the impending doom, it's like reading with a gun to your head. I love books that can elicit that powerful an emotion.

[–]Edvin[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

The power emotions can have on how we perceive reality can be frightening sometimes. When books are able to not only convey what is happening but get across the raw emotion too, that always makes for an incredible book.

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I couldn't have said it better.

I'm not a huge fan of his, but you may enjoy The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, by Stephen King. Not a quote from the book, but after I read it I thought "the world has teeth, and it wants to eat you". It's a very gripping story.

[–]Edvin[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

King has always been very hit and miss for me but I'll check it out

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Yeah, same here. I haven't really read much of his stuff, just that one and Dreamweaver.