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15 books and films that have made a profound impact on me and why

Original prompt: list up to 5 books or films that have made a profound impact on you and explain why.

  1. The Harry Potter movie and book series: This series helped inspire my love of both reading and fantasy
  2. The Magic Treehouse book series: I think this series really helped get me into history, nature, science, reading, and more
  3. Little Miss Sunshine: This movie touched me in regards to family dynamics, especially the dynamic between siblings
  4. The original Star Wars movie series: This series was a huge part of my childhood and early friendships and it inspired my love of sci-fi
  5. The Dear America book series: I think this series really helped get me into both history and reading
  6. The Cam Jansen book series: I think this series really helped me get into photography, mysteries, and, again, reading
  7. The Wizard, The Fairy, and the Magic Chicken: This was a favorite as a little kid so I think it helped inspire my love of books (especially silly ones)
  8. Meddling Kids: This is probably my favorite book. It really made me feel less alone when I was in my twenties
  9. Stay Sexy and Don't Get Murdered: There are portions of this book that really speak to my experience with an alcoholic father with dementia (though that exact situation doesn't come up)
  10. 1491: This book undid so many of my teachings about pre-contact Americas
  11. King Leopold's Ghost: I just learned a lot from this book
  12. Sin in the Second City: This book opened my mind to what history writing could be
  13. Six Women of Salem: I've always been interested in the Salem witch trials, but this book opened my mind to additional issues at play such as abuse of servants
  14. The Afterschool Charisma series: This series opened my mind to manga
  15. The Sword of Truth series: The first book was given to me by my brother and it opened my mind to epic fantasy and romance

(Prompt provided by Amelia Sacco)

Superkids A Library of Magic Tree House Complete Collection Box Set by Mary Pope Osborne. Photo from Amazon.

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