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If there is any book that made me feel better for having read it is The Republic by Plato. I was and still am fascinated by the sheer elegance and talent of Socrates speech and reasoning. Even though i disagree with some of the propositions Socrates puts forth i do think it is a book that has not lost its relevance. This book alone makes me optimist about the capacity and power of reason and knowledge.
I also find the Iliad a fantastic work. Cruel, violent as humans unfortunately usually are, and so epic.
For a more recent work, I do think Les Miserables of Victor Hugo or D. Quijote de La Mancha true candidates for a title. They are the kind of books that you never forget and you can relate to in so many ways. Timeless and beautiful. True treasures of our common western culture.
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