▲ 220 ▼ What's one book everyone should read at least once in their lifetime? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 months ago by stermy4u@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 206 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 79 points 2 months ago (2 children) 1984 permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Strider@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (1 child) Was going to say this, many people cite it but never read. It is readable well, do it. Also, I think Fahrenheit 451 translates far better to our situation, as I see media and social media in there long before it was even thinkable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 child) 1984/farenheit 451/Brave New World are the adolescent trilogy for me that anyone who wants to understand the nature of people and mechanics of power would do well to read. I'd add Animal Farm to that as well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Strider@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) It's good to add the other two too but I never could read brave new world, I struggled page by page and gave up. Can not name a specific reason other than I could not get into it. From a story perspective it should be perfect for me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] echindod@programming.dev 3 points 2 months ago (2 children) Aldos Huxley is not a great writer. I think he had a better understanding of humanity than Orwell... Or at least, I feel like his books are more insightful, but he is not as good of a writer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Fierro@piefed.social 2 points 2 months ago One of the few times reading a translated book is better tgan the original, I read it in Spanish and I guess the translator made it more tolerable because I'm not much of a reader at all (I've read at most five books on my own, less if we don't count unfinished) permalink fedilink source parent [–] Strider@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago Thanks, confirmed. permalink fedilink source parent [–] neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 months ago As they say, Orwell didn't stop it from happening, he just postponed it by 30-40 years. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Strider@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (1 child) Was going to say this, many people cite it but never read. It is readable well, do it. Also, I think Fahrenheit 451 translates far better to our situation, as I see media and social media in there long before it was even thinkable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 child) 1984/farenheit 451/Brave New World are the adolescent trilogy for me that anyone who wants to understand the nature of people and mechanics of power would do well to read. I'd add Animal Farm to that as well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Strider@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) It's good to add the other two too but I never could read brave new world, I struggled page by page and gave up. Can not name a specific reason other than I could not get into it. From a story perspective it should be perfect for me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] echindod@programming.dev 3 points 2 months ago (2 children) Aldos Huxley is not a great writer. I think he had a better understanding of humanity than Orwell... Or at least, I feel like his books are more insightful, but he is not as good of a writer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Fierro@piefed.social 2 points 2 months ago One of the few times reading a translated book is better tgan the original, I read it in Spanish and I guess the translator made it more tolerable because I'm not much of a reader at all (I've read at most five books on my own, less if we don't count unfinished) permalink fedilink source parent [–] Strider@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago Thanks, confirmed. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 child) 1984/farenheit 451/Brave New World are the adolescent trilogy for me that anyone who wants to understand the nature of people and mechanics of power would do well to read. I'd add Animal Farm to that as well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Strider@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) It's good to add the other two too but I never could read brave new world, I struggled page by page and gave up. Can not name a specific reason other than I could not get into it. From a story perspective it should be perfect for me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] echindod@programming.dev 3 points 2 months ago (2 children) Aldos Huxley is not a great writer. I think he had a better understanding of humanity than Orwell... Or at least, I feel like his books are more insightful, but he is not as good of a writer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Fierro@piefed.social 2 points 2 months ago One of the few times reading a translated book is better tgan the original, I read it in Spanish and I guess the translator made it more tolerable because I'm not much of a reader at all (I've read at most five books on my own, less if we don't count unfinished) permalink fedilink source parent [–] Strider@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago Thanks, confirmed. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Strider@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) It's good to add the other two too but I never could read brave new world, I struggled page by page and gave up. Can not name a specific reason other than I could not get into it. From a story perspective it should be perfect for me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] echindod@programming.dev 3 points 2 months ago (2 children) Aldos Huxley is not a great writer. I think he had a better understanding of humanity than Orwell... Or at least, I feel like his books are more insightful, but he is not as good of a writer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Fierro@piefed.social 2 points 2 months ago One of the few times reading a translated book is better tgan the original, I read it in Spanish and I guess the translator made it more tolerable because I'm not much of a reader at all (I've read at most five books on my own, less if we don't count unfinished) permalink fedilink source parent [–] Strider@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago Thanks, confirmed. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] echindod@programming.dev 3 points 2 months ago (2 children) Aldos Huxley is not a great writer. I think he had a better understanding of humanity than Orwell... Or at least, I feel like his books are more insightful, but he is not as good of a writer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Fierro@piefed.social 2 points 2 months ago One of the few times reading a translated book is better tgan the original, I read it in Spanish and I guess the translator made it more tolerable because I'm not much of a reader at all (I've read at most five books on my own, less if we don't count unfinished) permalink fedilink source parent [–] Strider@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago Thanks, confirmed. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Fierro@piefed.social 2 points 2 months ago One of the few times reading a translated book is better tgan the original, I read it in Spanish and I guess the translator made it more tolerable because I'm not much of a reader at all (I've read at most five books on my own, less if we don't count unfinished) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 months ago As they say, Orwell didn't stop it from happening, he just postponed it by 30-40 years. permalink fedilink source parent