List three books that have had an impact on you. Why? The last three books I read might as well be the list of books I offer here. For if they did not have an impact on me, in truth, I can’t have read them. That may not always be the fault of the book … More The last three books I read can be my list of books that had an impact on me. Books that have no impact and render you passive aren’t things you read, just commodities you consume.