Quick Thoughts on Three Books I Read Recently
I read three books back to back on a flight. They all had a different feel, so comparing them was fun.
The first was about a tech company’s growth. It was entertaining, but it felt like it leaned too hard into a hero narrative. Books like this are always written only from the successful person’s perspective, which can be a letdown.
The second was a novel. The first half was slow, so I wandered for a while, but around the last 100 pages I suddenly got completely absorbed. After finishing it through the ending and going back to the first chapter, it read differently. This is why I read novels.
The third was a humanities book, and oddly enough, it’s the one that stayed with me the most. It wasn’t full of difficult concepts; it was the kind of book that keeps coming back to me in everyday life. What have you all been reading lately?
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What’s the second novel? You can’t say that and expect me to resist lol
Well, isn't it inevitable that it only reflects the perspective of someone successful? If it's a story written by the person who grew that company, then that perspective is only natural.
Three books on the plane ㄷㄷ I can’t even finish one
I'm curious about the title of that humanities book. The kind that keeps coming to mind in everyday life—that's exactly the style I like haha
I’m also a bit tired of those hero-narrative books. In the end, they just boil down to stories about people who got lucky... and they don’t really address structural problems. So these days, I only pick books about failure cases. There are already more than enough success stories.