Every experience we have, every person we meet, every book we read - makes us who we are. Malone examines the role that reading plays in defining ourselves, comparing the experience of reading to that of walking a labyrinth. Her thoughtful and beautifully articulated analysis of influential books covers a broad range of subjects, and she draws from a diverse array of authors, including Franz Kafka, Virginia Woolf, Paul Tillich, Elie Weisel, e.e. cummings, Margaret Atwood, and Sue Grafton, to name a few. The book includes a bibliography to inspire readers to seek out the unfamiliar or return to old favorites.