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b_b  ·  4091 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Mind-blowing literature?

About a year ago mk recommended The Guns of August to me (by Barbara Tuchmann). I have not stopped reading early twentieth century history since. Completely changed how I understand the world, and I think that is the best I can say about any piece of literature. Admittedly, I'm sure I have a much duller sense of what is 'mind blowing' than most people probably understand the phrase.