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The books that shaped my decade

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Like most people overconfident in their taste in books, I love giving book recommendations. As soon as I hear somebody say: “I’m looking for books to read,” I feel the urge to come flying at them with a pitchfork in one hand and, in the other, a long list of books that I swear will change their life forever, the way they changed mine.

Like most people overconfident in their taste in books, I love giving book recommendations. As soon as I hear somebody say: “I’m looking for books to read,” I feel the urge to come flying at them with a pitchfork in one hand and, in the other, a long list of books that I swear will change their life forever, the way they changed mine. But I restrain myself. Reading is personal. What we enjoy reading depends on our experience, our personality, where we’re in life and where we’re headed. I’ve read somewhere that the worst kind of books are those given to you by other people. This list isn’t mean

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