Let's be honest, We all read books recommended by others. And it so happens that sometimes you are unable to gel with the book (because it's either too technical, or philosophy goes tangent, or the storyline is damn unbelievable, or many other reasons...)
But ... Since the word has been out and everyone is praising the book. And you are bound to act as if you really understood the contents well and thus you are also recommending the book.
I am sure there are some books which you should share.
My list start like this ..
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Autobiography of a Yogi ... People say this is life-changing. Honestly, more than a story of a spiritual person this is nothing more. I failed to see any cosmic energy coming out of this story, and thus didn't start visiting hills to meet some guru etc.
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Fooled by Randomness. ... This book is a mystery for me. Who read it and understood it? Because after every few pages you completely forget what you had read in the previous pages. In my so many attempts I have never crossed 50 pages. But since Taleb is such an iconoclast , I still aim to finish this book someday.
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Siddhartha (Herman Hesse). What i understood is that this is a story of someone who was Siddhartha , and he aimed to become Buddha ... But knew that by following Buddha he will never become Buddha .. so chose his own path to become whatever he aimed at. Beyond this why this book is so highly acclaimed I am yet to find out. This is just a simple story with a few layers in it. But people will recommend it as if this is going to change my like I will start floating in the air.
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Ayn Rand's all the books. I didn't understand a word of what she writes. And people claim to understand her absolutely. Hats off to the ones who really understand her work.
That's all for now.