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Bridalhat t1_jd9jkwq wrote

Reply to comment by strongsolarwind in Do you give books to people? by BwanaAzungu

Also isn’t the Alchemist kinda self-help? You never do that unless asked.

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BwanaAzungu OP t1_jd9lk6t wrote

Just to be clear, as an example, I gave it to a friend of mine; she has a master's degree in art history and literature, and is specialised in folklore and fairytales. She found it a good and easy read, had some interesting remarks on it from a professional perspective.

A different friend is getting into Eastern philosophies, so I gave him the Tao of Pooh.

That's the kind of people I mean when I said "people who I think will appreciate it"

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strongsolarwind t1_jd9tg1o wrote

You're fine, I'm just having fun because that is one of the more divisive books out there and gets discussed here a lot because of it.

People either find it simple, beautiful and moving or they find it trite, facile garbage and there isn't a lot of room in the middle.

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