Ask HN: Mind bending books to read and never be the same as before?

Re:Ask HN: Mind bending books to read and never be the same ... by davedx on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @09:41AM (#23153858)

The Magus, John Fowles

Dune (all 6)

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Robert M. Pirsig

Manufacturing Consent

The Demon-Haunted World, Carl Sagan

If This Is a Man, Primo Levi

Light, M. John Harrison

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Re:Ask HN: Mind bending books to read and never be the same ... by alibaba_x on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @10:29AM (#23154350)

All 6 Dune books? The first one was a masterpiece but the rest are not as widely praised.

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Re:Ask HN: Mind bending books to read and never be the same ... by BtdTom on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @11:55AM (#23155418)

Personally, I love the first four books, although the be warned they take a different tone than from the first book. The last two are good, but Heinlein passed away after writing the sixth book. I believe his son tried to continue the series, but I haven't read past that.

I highly recommend reading at least the first four books.

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Re:Ask HN: Mind bending books to read and never be the same ... by davedx on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @11:34AM (#23155075)

I love them all for different reasons. The implications of the Scattering in the latter books is pretty mind bending to me, few sci-fi books went that far.

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