Books that stay with me

This is a post that's been brewing for quite some time... the list of books which altered my perception in some way or another, or were otherwise so memorable for unclear reasons that I keep thinking about them. This isn't the list of books that I love reading, or which I would recommend to others -- while there is some overlap, there are books here which I wish I hadn't read, or I'm done after one read. They all crop up in my thoughts from time to time, however.

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