In my 20’s Male recommend me a novel which is must read.
Recommend some books in 20's for struggle, knowledge, realism, morals.
Please avoid self help & romance.
Do share ur thoughts how that book will overcome challenges.
Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series will teach you how to be a good human, while also being extremely entertaining.
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To Kill a Mockingbird.
Not only does it touch on the human condition in a way that few books do, but Harper Lee is a wonderful storyteller.
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The Picture of Dorian Gray – Oscar Wilde
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde – Robert Louis Stevenson
Morality, evil, human nature, etc.
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East of Eden
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I was around that age the first time I read God Bless You Mr. Rosewater by Kurt Vonnegut. It really hit me and stuck with me. It’s full of great humor and a humanistic morality (not spiritual) that shows characters wrestling to make the world a better place while struggling with the futility of the world.
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Lonesome Dove
enforcernz on
*sons and lovers* by DH Lawrence
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Metamorphosis franz Kafka
Bowmanatee on
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius – This really hit me hard in my 20s
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Siddharta, the stranger
camerongrim on
A Farewell To Arms
Basicbore on
Outlaws of the Marsh (or The Water Margins) by Luo Guanzhong
The Cave by José Saramago
Candide by Voltaire
SnakebiteSnake on
The Lord of the Rings. Just because I read it in my 30s and wish I read it earlier.
FredJones1919 on
Rules of Attraction
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CAPTAIN’S COURAGEOUS by Rudyard Kipling.
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Hermann Hesse, *Steppenwolf*. The main character sees himself as apart from the rest of the world, not fitting into bourgeois society. The novel is about his despair but also about the possibilities open to us to become better.
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1984. George Orwell.
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Hermanne hess wrote several books wjth these themes
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Rising up and Rising Down by William T Vollmann
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Cormac McCarthy’s Border Trilogy: All the Pretty Horses, The Crossing and Cities on the Plain.
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Ham on Rye, by Charles Bukowski
Crime and punishment by Dostoevsky
The Martian!
discworld!
Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series will teach you how to be a good human, while also being extremely entertaining.
To Kill a Mockingbird.
Not only does it touch on the human condition in a way that few books do, but Harper Lee is a wonderful storyteller.
The Picture of Dorian Gray – Oscar Wilde
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde – Robert Louis Stevenson
Morality, evil, human nature, etc.
East of Eden
I was around that age the first time I read God Bless You Mr. Rosewater by Kurt Vonnegut. It really hit me and stuck with me. It’s full of great humor and a humanistic morality (not spiritual) that shows characters wrestling to make the world a better place while struggling with the futility of the world.
Lonesome Dove
*sons and lovers* by DH Lawrence
Metamorphosis franz Kafka
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius – This really hit me hard in my 20s
Siddharta, the stranger
A Farewell To Arms
Outlaws of the Marsh (or The Water Margins) by Luo Guanzhong
The Cave by José Saramago
Candide by Voltaire
The Lord of the Rings. Just because I read it in my 30s and wish I read it earlier.
Rules of Attraction
CAPTAIN’S COURAGEOUS by Rudyard Kipling.
Hermann Hesse, *Steppenwolf*. The main character sees himself as apart from the rest of the world, not fitting into bourgeois society. The novel is about his despair but also about the possibilities open to us to become better.
1984. George Orwell.
Hermanne hess wrote several books wjth these themes
Rising up and Rising Down by William T Vollmann
Cormac McCarthy’s Border Trilogy: All the Pretty Horses, The Crossing and Cities on the Plain.