2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25
Book readers are considered smarter than video lovers. Why? Because reading is an active process that requires the development of thinking and the ability to think systematically, holistically. Even a person who reads books passively, out of curiosity, is still slowly but surely progressing in the ability to think. But there are millions of books in the modern world, there is absolutely not enough time, and it is extremely difficult to choose. What books are worth reading? This is a matter of taste, of course, but I dare to give some advice to those who want to learn to think deeply and independently.
About terrible and light
What books should a girl read to better understand the moral side of the world? Meet: "Dissolution of Marriage" by Clive Lewis. The book is not about family life. Once upon a time, the mystic poet Blake wrote that good and evil certainly go side by side and are two sides of being. Clive Lewis is vehemently opposed. Therefore, he “terminates” this “marriage” between hell and heaven, proving that good and evil are incompatible within the framework of one soul, notspeaking of the whole existence… The meaning is simple – in the gray city of hell it is possible to get on an excursion to heaven. At the new place of residence may be allowed to stay. Only no one wants, except for the main character. Sinners cannot be in heaven, not because they are not allowed there, but because they feel bad there. The very images of the “bad guys” are very impressive, they are really scary people. The book has a religious connotation, but this does not repel at all, the Christian truths presented within the framework of this book are so unobtrusive. So Clive Lewis is not only The Chronicles of Narnia.
Birds seriously
But besides the moral side of life, there is also an intellectual, extremely complex one. What books should be read to better understand it? Intellectual books become obsolete rather quickly, so it is better to read the books of the erudite of our time. What modern books are worth reading? I recommend the book of the modern philosopher from economics Nicholas Taleb "The Black Swan". The philosopher became fashionable after predicting it long before the financial crisis. Also extremely impressive is his way of thinking. The fact is that he thinks very original and in the text of the argument about randomness you will not find a single banality. In addition, when you read Taleb's book, you plunge into the world of very smart people. Understand how they live and what they think about. So the book advertises the lifestyle of world-class intellectuals.
Simple Dreiser
Some books seem to be written not for readers, but for literary critics: complex systems of allusions and images, intricate plot, unrealistic characters. Such books are worth reading only if you are forced to. On the contrary, good books are usually very transparent and all images and allusions are understood naturally. For example, the book by Theodore Dreiser "Jenny Gerhardt" is very good, the author is a realist in style and all the written images are very recognizable. The plot of the book is simple, but human feelings are described very seriously and deeply. In general, Dreiser is a rather difficult writer, especially the "Trilogy of Desire", but "Jenny Gerhardt" combines all the beauty of the author's style and extraordinary simplicity.
Which books should I read? This question can be answered in different ways, but the answerer has to take the position of an expert. I do not want to put myself above the reader, I just share those books that are dear to me. I think my reader can learn a lot from them.
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