Ask HN: Great fiction books that have had a positive impact on your life?

It seems like most book recommendation threads end up being filled with a load of self improvement type books. Do you have any fiction book recommendations that have positively impacted your life? Maybe a book that helped you through tough times or made you change your outlook on life?

east of eden.

I don't really see why book recommendations can't just be "books you enjoy".

But if you're specifically looking for "books that affect your outlook on life", you might try reading through Peanuts. It's a comic strip, but there's a lot going on in there.

Cryptonomicon got me interested in programming and engineering when I was young.

The Bible