Compelling Books.
I thought I’d keep it simple for this one, and give a top 10 (8), or so of some of my favorite most impacting books. How I determine impact, is well, an intuitive process, but mainly I search for a feeling of unfamiliarity. In a way the more unfamiliar a book feels, the more it broadens my horizons, expanding my notions of being human, and experiencing life through the human lens. For this reason, it is mainly fiction books that I will include, as they provide actual stories, expressions of human emotions, simply written in fictionalized ways, but representative of the whole history of humanity. One word reviews will be left after each.
The Humans by Matt Haig
Twinkling
Earthlings by Sayaka Murata
Bizarre
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Extraordinary
Homesick for Another World by Ottessa Moshfegh
Unsettling
Piercing by Ryu Murakami
Daring
Star by Yukio Mishima
Provoking
The Orenda by Joseph Boyden
Riveting
Confessions of a Mask by Yukio Mishima
Gay