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The first book I read that was adjacent to the world in which I lived.

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I was drawn to the book because of the subtitle: A Brief History of Tomorrow.

I didnt understand anything because Id so whole-heartedly adopted the Bibles account of reality.

ReadingHomo Deushelped me understand that nobody really knows whats going on.

Society Within, by Courttia Newland

Hariris theory of where we might be heading really grounded me and made me feel OK about uncertainty.

Because it helped me give less of a fuck.

If I can read this book andgetit, while also being completely gripped, anyone can.

Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow, by Yuval Noah Hariri

The second in Lius trilogy (see above), that takes off in new and wonderful ways.

Reading this reminded me of people who approach life like a video game, without consequence.

The woman says, Everything is beautiful and nothing hurts, which is written on Kurt Vonneguts gravestone.

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, by Mark Manson

Ive never read about life on a housing estate written with such beauty.

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