[organsnyder]

Beautifully put. It's been a while since I've read a book and immediately thought, "Wow, this is so inspiring, my life will be completely changed if I can apply this!" I think this is more a function of my age rather than the quality of the books I've read recently.

Just about everything I read—fiction or nonfiction—will impact me in some small way, whether it's a useful new phrase, a novel concept, something explained in a new way, or a new perspective. I'm fine with just absorbing what I can and allowing it to enrich my (hopefully) continuing process of gradual self-improvement.