Man's perception of the world depends on many factors. Including the books he read. It may strike you, but there are books that can not only affect your perception of the world around you, but also radically change your life. After all, the words of great authors can change the view of even the simplest and most familiar things. In addition, books are an inexhaustible source of new experiences. Today Estet-portal offers you a list of books that have changed our worldview. Choose the one you like and enjoy new, sometimes unexpected experiences.
"Farewell, weapons!" Ernest Hemingway
The author talks about the terrible military realities, when young guys either turned into “cannon fodder”, giving their lives, or became forever cruel and felt lost in this world. This book tells about a war that you want to forget about, but it is impossible not to remember about it.
"100 Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
This book is called an epic novel, a myth novel, a parable novel about how a person develops in an environment where everyone is doomed to the loneliness that prevails in this world. This book can make you look at the people around you differently.
"Cat's Cradle" by Kurt Vonnegut
This is a bright and interesting work that can make both smile and think. However, the book is quite difficult to perceive due to the kaleidoscope of rapidly changing events. It reveals a huge number of truths, the time to think about which may seem short. This work is recommended to be read again five years after the first acquaintance with the book, in order to better understand it and see all the missing details, only then it will be possible to add up the full picture.
"Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Douglas Bradbury
Ray Bradbury seems to have plunged into our time and wrote this work under the impression. The presence of this book on the table of every person in the 21st century is simply necessary, because today humanity has never come close to the realities presented on the pages of the work. The book is a desperate cry of a man who overcame universal blindness and was horrified by what was happening. This work is able to change the attitude, first of all, to the book itself, as an integral part of human life, and to realize its significance in our time.
"The Teachings of Don Juan" by Carlos Castaneda
On the pages of this work, the author managed to reveal the secrets of the shamans of ancient Mexico. The magician and warrior don Juan Matus, the teacher of Carlos Castaneda, is deeply convinced that the Universe and the problems of its perception were deeply studied by people who lived in the New World, and modern man cannot imagine their true power.
"Fight Club" by Chuck Palahniuk
The leitmotif of the work is the search for one's own "I" and freedom. The book tells that modern man is a prisoner of public opinion, things, and the plans and desires of the vast majority are no different. Of course, many of us have seen the wonderful film based on this book. But it is worth noting that you can really turn your worldview around only after reading it.
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
The action of the book takes place on a desert island, where the boys are without adult supervision. An example of a divided society here is a small children's community. This work is called a scary book that needs to be read. It will allow you to reconsider your attitude towards other people.
"Martin Eden" Jack London
The protagonist of the work, a young sailor Martin Eden, intervenes in a street fight in which he saves a young bourgeois. In gratitude, he invites his protector to his house, where he introduces him to his sister Ruth, with whom Eden falls madly in love. To match the status of his passion, the sailor plunges headlong into the study of philosophy, grammar, mathematics, and also reads a lot. Over time, the protagonist realizes that he can implement the knowledge he has accumulated in the creation of works of art.
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee
The book tells about the process of growing up of a little girl who faces various adventures, builds relationships with her peers. A carefree child has a lot to learn: and how unfair this life is, especially in relation to the weak, children, and people of a different skin color. Kindness, on the other hand, cannot depend on social status or skin color, only the human soul plays a role here.
"Chapaev and Emptiness" Victor Pelevin
This work is the first in the history of world literature where the action takes place in absolute emptiness. However, in reality, the events take place in 1919 in Chapaev's division, where Pyotr Pustota, a decadent poet, serves as a commissar, as well as in the present tense and, moreover, in virtual space. This novel can cause ambiguous feelings, which ones are hard to say. One thing can be said for sure. After reading this book, your world will turn upside down.
Estet-portal sincerely hope that these books will bring you real aesthetic pleasure and change your life, making it more interesting. Share your impressions of what you read with us in the comments. We are very interested in your opinion.
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