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1. [01]

   the giver

   first book

   by lois lowry

   • => first ever book that got me into reading
   • => good introduction to the more utopia/dystopia novels
   • => makes you think deeply about the importance of colour and emotion
2. [02]

   1984

   personal favourite novel

   by george orwell

   • => personal favourite book of all time
   • => newspeak (importance of language) and the concept of being a slave to freedom
   • => control by fear and power (in contrast to Brave New World)
3. [03]

   the alchemist

   reflection of my general mindset

   by paulo coelho

   • => everyone has their own Personal Legends and the world will conspire to help you
   • => makes you want to think about your own potential and urges you to strive for it
4. [04]

   brave new world

   another perspective of 'dystopia'

   by aldous huxley

   • => the concept of utopia as a 'good place that does not exist'
   • => most probable dystopian society that could occur in the modern world
   • => the dialogue between John and Mustapha Mond might be one of the greatest dialogues
5. [05]

   the love song of j alfred prufrock

   personal favourite poem

   by ts eliot

   • => my favourite poem (definitely not biased for analyzing it the most)
   • => presents the modernistic view of society
6. [06]

   notes from underground

   the best argument against utopia

   by fyodor dostoyevsky

   • => a story of a spiteful man - challenges the fundamental need of an utopia
   • => give a man the ultimate utopia and they will ruin it just to see something unexpected happen
7. [07]

   12 rules for life

   personal favourite non-fiction

   by jordan b peterson

   • => the only non-fiction book on this list
   • => provides principles to which you can translate to action