I was playing a few rounds of civilization VI the other night and started thinking about how much a single book can quietly reshape the way you see life. For me it wasn’t even a philosophy or self help book it was siddhartha by hermann hesse. I only grabbed it at a used bookstore because I liked the cover and thought it would be another slow classic but by the end I found myself rethinking how I approach goals, ambition and the whole idea of “chasing happiness” I never expected a random novel I bought out of curiosity to stick with me for years afterward. It made me realize that sometimes the most impactful books aren’t the ones you expect to be “life changing”
So I’d love some suggestions: what’s a book that unexpectedly changed your perspective on life? Not necessarily something marketed as inspirational but any book that ended up shifting how you think.
by CaptainChance3623