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Does the following list carry any similar themes or messaging throughout?
The list: 1984 Thus Spoke Zarathustra The Book of Ichigo Ichie Epictetus Discourses and selected writings Plato’s The Republic Tales from 1,001 Nights Meditations Marcus Aurelius The Art of War
The situation: This list was sent to my siblings by my brother. My sister after seeing this list immediately texted me and said she was worried he was “taking a turn into the FAR right” and while I sort of see what she means, that wasn’t my impression but honestly these types of books aren’t ones I’m largely familiar with (I know some to varying degrees and some not at all) as they aren’t my style (I lean 20th century literature).
So I’m curious how these eight books combined could translate to a specific theme or messaging.
(I’m not about to tell him to not read any this or anything, I believe all reading is good and I am happy he’s trying to pick up the habit. But my sister did very much point out the lack of a woman’s perspective so we very much will be giving him some more suggestions)
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