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user-inactivated  ·  3813 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Books that have shaken your perspective

http://www.amazon.com/ENVY-A-Theory-Social-Behaviour/dp/0865970645 - a book that helps me understand human interactions.

http://hpmor.com/ - a book-in-progress that is helping me understand cognitive biases, rational actions and the way I think.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Road - a book that reminds me there's more to life than just succeeding.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Silmarillion - the book that made me realize there was nothing more important than books.





nishant625  ·  3813 days ago  ·  link  ·  

thank you! this is almost exactly what I meant. just quickly though, can I read The Silmarillion just by itself or do I need to have read other Tolkien works beforehand?

user-inactivated  ·  3813 days ago  ·  link  ·  

You will need to read The Hobbit as well as the Lord of the Rings trilogy before anything in The Silmarillion makes sense. But to encounter those novels with a fresh perspective is an experience more rewarding than any I can imagine.