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    The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy

    I was considering suicide as a young person. I had never read a book before. I read it in one sitting, only breaking to get some food and bathroom. It’s a great story but it changed me and gave me something special. Confidence.

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      It’s the perfect balance between whimsy, deep themes, emotion and writing techniques.