The book that changed my life So many have! I donât think of this in terms of landmark game-changers, but of as a matter of cumulative effect. One very early example would be Kurt Vonnegutâs Mother Night. It was my introduction to the idea that the sort of book I was looking for didnât necessarily have to be labeled as science fiction. Another would be Level 7, by Mordecai Roshwald, which would also have been my first experience of anti-war satire. The book that had the greatest influence on my writing One of them, certainly, though Iâm still not quite sure how, was