Please share books that affected your worldview or changed your thoughts.
For me, it’s A People’s History of the World by Chris Harman. I studied business and work in finance, and before reading it, I never questioned the idea that capitalism was just the natural way of things. This book made me realize that capitalism is man made. It had a beginning and it can have an end. Wealth and poverty are not just inevitable, they are created by human decisions. That perspective really shook me.
Do you have a book that had a similar impact on you?
I thought it was a terrible book, even regardless of her wild-ass philosophy. Her characters were flat, and their dialogue was not remotely realistic. The book was overly long and said the same thing a thousand different ways to hammer home her point. I similarly didn’t enjoy Catch 22, since he made the same joke over and over again (kind of the point, I know, but I just didn’t enjoy the repetition). I did enjoy Fountainhead, though. I thought it was a much better book.
Hey, I don’t even disagree with that criticism. And maybe I’ll check out The Fountainhead later.