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Have you ever read a book, and afterwards, you've just felt so...Fullfilled? Or a book that was just so touching, so good, that you felt so well, moved after you read it?

I just experienced that this morning once I finished The Thirteenth Tale. It's such a wonderful feeling, so it is.

There has been quite a few books that touched me in different ways.

Lord of the Flies by William Golding touched me on different levels about how crule people can just be.

The Lovely Bones made me want to cry from sick and twisted people.

The Uglies, Pretties, and Specials triology by Scott Westerfeild touched me due to the fact it is bacially a sci-fi look on media directed beauty.

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. That book always does the job for me.

I would have to say The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery. I read the French version first, and I kind of enjoy that one more, but the message was still the same for me. Being a big traveller, it taught me valuable lessons about making friends and how to deal with being away from them. It also taught me how to be responsible, how not to judge, and that my friends are always with me.

The only book that has ever touched me that deeply would have to be The Bronze Bow, dunno who its by, because I read it for school, in 6th grade.
Anyhow, the start and middle were nothing special, no touching parts there, but the very ending was so touching.... it made me cry, like, tears, not just watery eyes. That was the first time I have ever cried at a book.

Although, I get watery eyes at some other books I read, but I am tired and cannot think of them at the moment.

There have been quite a few books that have moved me in some way. Not necessarily in a good way, but they've moved me.

Carrie by Stephen King chilled me slightly, while his one other book Eye of the Dragon I think it's called froze me mostly with fear. I wouldn't put the book down until the end and I was sure the trouble had been resolved!
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden was beautiful. I felt quite a bit of sympathy at the cruel world that was the Gion Geisha community, but I loved it all the same.
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami was just addictive. Pure addiction. I felt curious about the way the people worked, as each character was different and thought differently and it intruiged me to know why. The man who could talk to cats was especially fascinating, and the boy who ran away from home also made me want to read more about his escapades. It was a thrilling book that make me think more about my own life and where I was going with it and if I was comfortable in it.

There are many more...but I've pretty much forgotten. Time to do some more reading!

I recently just finished The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck. It was astounding, and I truly do feel moved. Anyone who hasn't it read it definitely needs to!