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		cnorthwood on March 29, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Great fiction books that have had a positi... Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes. Wild by Cheryl Strayed - not strictly fiction but it could be read as such. Opened my mind to areas of society I wasn't aware of.

stepbeek on March 29, 2020 [–]

Flowers for Algernon is an incredible book. I read a lot of it on a flight and cried my eyes out.

RBerenguel on March 29, 2020 | | [–]

Likewise (also the flight part). I'd also add Canticle for Leibowitz on that "bucket".

markdog12 on March 29, 2020 | | [–]

Read it in one go, couldn't put it down. Profound.

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