If you have to pick, what is THE best book you have read.

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The Elements of Style by Strunk and White.

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Those illustrations. Title alone makes me want to pour red wine and open it up.

The Bible

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THATS what you noticed?

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Nineteen Eighty-Four

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U-topia is a made up word for no-place, based on Greek “ou” for “no”. The word was created by Sir Thomas More, an English writer from the Early Modern period, as the location in his work of the same name. It’s thought that, by choosing this name, he was slyly making the point that the “perfect” society he wrote about could never be real.

Dystopia is based on the prefix “dys,” which means “bad.” So they are absolutely very different.

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To Kill a Mockingbird

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Loved this book, the film, and it actually inspired me to go to law school. Too bad Atticus Finch ended up being racist...

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When breath becomes air

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Just finished this based on this recommendation and the comments. Incredible book.

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The Count of Monte Cristo

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So good

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Harry Potter no hesi

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I’m with you!!!

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The kite runner

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Finished this book last night. It is heartbreaking, haunting and beautiful. Thank you for the recommendation!

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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

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@ EY 26 - 5 pissed me off because JKR killed Sirius. And 7 pissed me off because she killed Fred. 😔 otherwise - they’d have been one of my top ones too! ☺️

Sapiens or 21 Lessons for 21st Century by Harari

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Least bothered about the swings book, it got monotonous after couple of lessons

Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy

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+1 for Hitchhikers. Came for this and was not disappointed.

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Rich Dad Poor Dad

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Same here, RDPD got me into real estate and my NW has also increased significantly as a result.

Love Millionaire Next Door as well. The offense / defense analogy is spot on.

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The Book of Proverbs (Bible)

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Okay but don't sleep on Paul's letters to the Philippians

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100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

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His style is all description with little dialog. Lucid kind of dreamy story. Beautiful even in translation.

Ridiculous question. Has to be scoped to genre. 🙄

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EY 4 you have a favorite book in every genre but the only title you were willing to name is Freakonomics???

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The Goldfinch

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Love love love the Goldfinch. The movie just couldn’t do it justice.

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Middlesex.

I still remember how sad I was when I finished that book (that it was over) from 10ish years ago.

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That doesn’t narrow the field much!

Cheesecake Factory menu

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Isn’t it so long?!!! The adverts annoy me though

A Prayer for Owen Meany

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Was going to be my post. Was torn between this and Garp. While I love Garp, Owen changed the way I see the world.

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Ayn Rand. Atlas Shrugged or the Fountainhead

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Love both of these. Would have posted Atlas but you beat me to it

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