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What book would you recommend to a person in their final days? (literature.cafe)
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I want to keep a book aside as the last book I'm going to read when I'm very, very old.

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[–] 8 points 3 months ago

Reading a book at 20, then again at 50, then again at 80 will hit very differently. I'm not yet 50 but I'm rereading books that already feel like an entirely new experience. The Hitchhiker trilogy is one example. I'm more ready to sympathize with Arthur than I was the first time around.

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