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The Things They Carried - written by Tim O'Brien, a Vietnam vet, to try and explain the horrors he witnessed
A Brave New World- future dystopia under the facade of a utopia
Kite Runner - about an Afghan boy growing up in the 70's and 80's before fleeing to America during the Soviet invasion
Slaughterhouse-five or anything written by Vonnegut
Good choices! I enjoyed the Vietnam one: I was on a war kick at the time I guess. A fictional Vietnam book that I enjoyed at around the same time was Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes. Great war story.
I’ve never gotten around to reading Huxley but I love Slaughterhouse. I know I’ve read the Kite Runner but I honestly don’t remember a ton about it. May be worth a reread.
Huxley was way ahead of his time. It was written in the 20's but he's predicted much of the current world in Brave New World. Sirens of Titan is another Vonnegut book with many of the same themes in Slaughterhouse
Yeah, I’m sure that no one will be surprised that I experimented with the world of psychedelics in my younger days and Huxley was often mentioned amongst those sorts: the doors of perception and all that. Surprised I never read it just for that reason and I’ve since heard that it’s actually good and not just “trippy ideas” lol. Need to add it to my never ending list.
Oh and apropos of nothing, the author of the Matterhorn book that “The Things They Carried” reminded me of was also a decorated former Marine and a Yale alum.
I bought this about 8 years ago for $2 from a Barnes n Noble that was going out of business. Has a pretty cool rival history book in it.
Nothing wrong with finding a decent bargain. I used to buy tons of cheap clearance hardbacks from the B&N near me. Then I realized I was reaching hoarder levels and made the move to mostly digital now lol.
Anything by Anthony Robbins
Yo @scooterdawg bro, thanks for taking point on this! I can’t wait to write down some titles. I tried the audio thing and couldn’t do it. I recently did my first online book with what I’m currently reading “can’t hurt me” by David Goggins. Digging the ebook, but prefer to have to actual book in hand.
Bro’s and Broette’s, check these books out if it’s your thing. Got them done in Decemberish
The book about Clint harp is ok... kind of hard to read, but I was interested in him. My wife liked the show and I wanted to know about him. My grandfather recently passed away and he was a woodworker. Just a heads up
Also check out the last American Man by Elizabeth Gilbert. Dude is living life