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Book Recommendations: Are They Worse Than Fixing Someone Up On A Date?

First Posted: 08/19/10 02:00 PM ET Updated: 12/08/11 03:54 PM ET

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All of this raises a number of rather disquieting existential questions. Does this mean, when a fellow book lover gives you a book you hate, the person didn't really know you, or had an erroneous idea of you in their mind? Does it mean you don't really know yourself? Does it mean the self is fundamentally unknowable, at least through the contents of a bookshelf?

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All of this raises a number of rather disquieting existential questions. Does this mean, when a fellow book lover gives you a book you hate, the person didn't really know you, or had an erroneous idea...
All of this raises a number of rather disquieting existential questions. Does this mean, when a fellow book lover gives you a book you hate, the person didn't really know you, or had an erroneous idea...
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Occam123
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01:50 PM on 08/23/2010
I've always recommended three books: Little Prince; Master and Margarita and Candide.

Never went wrong with there three.

P.S. for those with a strong background in European history I also recommend "Brave Soldier Schweik" by Jaroslav Hasek, the great WW1 satire.
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Dave Bergher
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05:07 PM on 08/19/2010
Finding what book indeed can be a tough choice, but now you can get "book recommendations" relevant for you from www.mybantu.com and not only that you can get friends views on what to read as well - check it out
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