"I think we ought to read only the kind of books that wound and stab us." Franz Kafka
For any author who would like his/her book to be reviewed, contact me. Poetry books too are solicited for reviewing. However, there are some genres I tend to avoid. Feel free to ask me.
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I must mention here that I read at my own pace and depending on my mood. Don't ask me to hurry.
What’s the most useful book you’ve ever read? And, why?
Textbooks come into mind immediately. But then non-fiction books work too. I have learnt a lot from fiction too. Useful for me to learn something new. That way each book that interests me is useful.
How can one name just one? Can you?
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What an interesting question. I think that fiction can be most "useful" when it causes the reader to think slightly differently/more critically. I guess that an example that leaps to mind immediately is The handmaid's Tale by Margaret Attwood.
As a historian, I think that I would have to say the History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides and (from a rather different era!) The Intellectual Life of the British Working Classes by Jonathan Rose - both of which have really influenced the way that I think about the past - I guess that that must be "useful"....
Looking forward to reading more on this subject!
Hannah
I'm with you - it would be impossible to name just one book!
Hi!
Most books are useful in one way or another, although as far as fiction goes, I can not really think how that has been useful for me,lol.
The Tightwad Gazette. I didn't even have to think twice!
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