Hi! I’ve never read a lot before, just the typical Dan Brown and a bit of Sidney Sheldon.
I am at a really low point in my life, my family and friends think I am doing great, but I know what I am fighting.
I want to get another perspective about life, about living, something I will carry with me. Something that has the potential to change me, and think about things that make life worth living, the right way. Something that can help me find what I really want.
If you have a book that changed you, please let me benefit from it.
Thank you, if you have taken time to read this and suggest me something, and for giving me another chance at life, hopefully.
by Hot-Confidence6817
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I know it’s cliche but “the subtle art of not giving a f*ck” is really good
Some harrowing memoirs are really great for this. Try:
Educated
Infidel
Dear Leader
Seductive Poison
I find that reading non-fiction works for me when I want to ‘get away’ from things cos it’s not at all what I normally read. I have to concentrate more, I end up learning something. I turn to books about a historical event, say, or the history of a specific time. You might think about what you’d enjoy learning more about (a person, a sport, an era, a war, etc) and start some research.
Short-story or essay anthologies are another option to learn something and/or find new authors. Are there any public people (athletes, businesspeople, religious figures, chefs, artists) that you admire? Maybe they’ve written something that cld be inspirational for you.
I don’t really read anything Philosophical or Self-Help-y but them’re my thoughts on yr question!
Momo by Michael Ende
Immerse yourself in classic Russian literature. Dostoevsky’s and Tolstoy’s major works.
The years I spent reading those were the best years of my life BECAUSE of what I was reading.
This is going to sound weird, but The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo was incredibly helpful for me. If you can see past the surface, which is about decluttering and organizing your home, it is really about evaluating everything you have in terms of whether it brings you joy or not. You can apply this idea to anything in your life — your thoughts, your actions, your ideals, your habits, your relationships, etc. It’s a small book and simply written, so there’s no big commitment needed to check it out.
And kudos for wanting something better for yourself! I hope you find something that works for you 🙂
It doesn’t have to be self-help, philosophy, or no’-fiction to teach you. That’s the single most important thing I could say. Having said that:
-The Midnight Library
-Jitterbug Perfume
-the Unbearable Lightness of Being
-Mother Night
-Einstein’s Dreams