i don’t read books for mostly same reason why i don’t watch documentaries - they are brainwashing tools.
but some books are so important that if you haven’t read them you are not a complete person.
i am still not going to read them but let’s have a list of books that make you less complete as a person if you haven’t read them.
i will start.
- The Bible / Torah / Koran ( for better or worse these texts control how world events unfold )
Talmud is impossible to read ( correct me if i’m wrong ) because it’s like 70 volumes … you need to be literally a Rabbi to read that shit …
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The Communist Manifesto ( short and sweet, absolute classic )
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Mein Kampf ( again, for better or worse Hitler changed world history and that was his ideology )
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Art of War ( life is a conflict / war / game - same strategies / principles still apply )
Robert Greene’s Books are incredibly insightful but i wouldn’t say that anybody is a lesser person for not reading them. Greene’s Books are things you should figure out on your own but life is a short and Greene will get you there faster. On other hand stuff like The Bible isn’t something you can “figure out” because it makes no sense - which is why you MUST read it.
other well known books everyone should read:
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1984 / Animal Farm
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Brave New World
what else ?