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What are the best books you've ever read? Why?

你读过的最好的书是什么?为什么?

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Lucia Toman, Doctoral researcher in Literature

露西亚·托曼，文学博士研究员

The Odyssey - because of the great influence it has had over all of European (or better say broadly and vaguely Western) literature and culture. And because it’s essentially a celebration of humanity and human wits and creativity.
The Bible - I hate sounding like every other Hollywood star, but here it is - defo one of the greatest books out there because of how much of it stands at the origin of our culture.
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov - probably due to my research interest in narratives. Nabokov is a master of narration. Manipulation of sympathy through the power and beauty of language at its best.
Animal Farm by George Orwell - as a reminder of something we tend to forget more than ever in the last decade.
Voilà my list of worthwhile reads. Initially, I thought about it as a list of books to read before you die, but it’s more like a list of books to read before you live. There’s lots of wisdom and useful knowledge in them. And obviously, there are plenty more which could (should) be added. Hope you enjoy them if you haven’t already :)

《奥德赛》—因为它对整个欧洲（或者更广义地说是西方）文学和文化产生了巨大的影响。因为它本质上是对人性、人类智慧和创造力的颂扬。
《圣经》—我讨厌这一点，听起来像其他好莱坞明星一样，但在这里，它是世界上最伟大的书之一，因为它在很大程度上代表了我们文化的起源。
弗拉基米尔·纳博科夫（Vladimir Nabokov）的《洛丽塔》——可能是因为我对叙事类具有研究兴趣。纳博科夫是一位叙事大师。通过语言的力量和美感来操纵同情。
乔治·奥威尔（George Orwell）的《动物农场》（Animal Farm）—对过去十年中我们更容易忘记的事情进行提醒。
这些就是值得一读的书目。最初，我认为这是一份死前要读的书的清单，但它更像是一份生前要读的书单。他们富含很多智慧和有用的知识。显然，还有很多可以（应该）补充的。如果你还没有读，那么希望你喜欢它们。

Jean-Marie Valheur, studied Literature at University of the Philippines (2005)

ean-Marie Valheur，菲律宾大学文学专业(2005年)

I really love the works of Isabel Allende. Loved the House of the Spirits, and the Island under the Sea. It just spoke to me, somehow? Her words are descxtive, vivid, and they took me on a journey. One moment I turned the page, another moment the page had disappeared and I was riding the lonely wide plains of Argentina. A few more pages in and even a naturally blue-haired girl made all the sense in the world…
It’s that special brand of magical realism many of the Latin literary masters seem to excel in. You’re reading, and you’re sort of scratching your head in the beginning but not for long — before you know it, you’re in it, and that’s exactly how I love my books. Are they the best books of all time? I’m not sure. Probably not. There are a LOT of great books out there. But they struck me, and they stayed with me, somehow. Life is kind of magical, sometimes. If you’re light enough to feel it and quiet enough to observe it. It’s rare to find someone who can put that into words.
I’ve read many books by many authors and I’ve enjoyed most of them thoroughly — the ones I did not enjoy a chapter or more into the tale, I did not finish. Somehow the works of Isabel Allende stayed with me the most strongly. I’ve never been in her country and while I would not fancy myself an expert in any way… I somehow feel, as if I’ve been there. It’s a special type of writer that can leave you with that impression.

我真的很喜欢伊莎贝尔·阿连德（Isabel Allende）的作品。我喜欢《精灵之屋（the House of the Spirits）》和《海底岛屿（the Island under the Sea）》。她的文字生动，带我踏上了一段旅程。一会儿我翻了这一页，一会儿这一页又消失了，我在阿根廷孤独的广阔平原上骑马。再读几页，甚至一个天生的蓝头发的女孩都是有意义的……
这正是许多拉丁文学大师所擅长的魔幻现实主义。当你阅读时，一开始你会挠头，但很快你就会发现，你已经沉浸其中了，这正是我爱书的原因。它们是有史以来最好的书吗？我不确定，可能不是。还有很多很棒的书。但这些书让我产生了印象，不知怎么的，他们一直和我在一起。生活有时有点神奇。如果你足够轻松，能够感觉到它，并且足够安静，能够观察到它，很少有人能把这些用语言表达出来。
我读过很多作者的书，其中大部分我都非常喜欢——有些书我不喜欢，读一章或更多一点，我就没看完。不知怎的，伊莎贝尔·阿连德的作品对我的影响最为深远。我从未去过她的国家，而我并不认为自己是任何方面的专家……我不知怎么感觉好像去过那里。只有特殊类型的作家才能给你留下这样的印象。

Jenny Hawkins, Hyphenated; non-hyphenated. That's irony.
I will list the ten “best” books as the ones that changed my way of thinking—and not necessarily the ones I enjoyed the most, or even the ones I reread the most often.
Les Misérables; when I was 15, reading this book altered my perception of rules and law and what constitutes justice. I read it while weeping with empathy, knowing it used that emotional appeal, and still, it opened a door in my mind and heart into a worldview that had room for forgiveness and grace alongside justice.
To Kill a Mockingbird; the book credited with motivating the civil rights movement showed me something of what love is, how ugly hatred really is, and the dark underbelly of my country. It motivated me to see and support change.
The Art of Reasoning; I have a natural inclination to be both logical and analytical, but this book helped me take that to another level.
Evidence that Demands a Verdict; the first of a long line of its kind, it has inspired many imitators, and while it may no longer stand as the best among the more modern books in this category, it remains the book that began the evidence and faith movement. It opened my eyes to a world of questions as reasonable—and perhaps answerable.

我会把十本“最好”的书列为改变我思维方式的书，不一定是我最喜欢的书，甚至不一定是我重读次数最多的那些。
《悲惨世界》：当我15岁时，读这本书改变了我对规则和法律以及什么是正义的看法。我一边读一边感同身受地哭泣，知道它利用了情感的吸引力，它在我的思想和心灵中打开了一扇门，让我进入一种世界观，在公正的同时也有宽恕和优雅的空间。
《杀死一只知更鸟》：这本被认为激发了民权运动的书让我看到了什么是爱，仇恨有多丑陋，以及我们国家的黑暗面。它激励我去看到并支持改变。
《推理艺术（The Art of Reasoning）》：我天生就有兼具逻辑性和分析性的倾向，但这本书帮助我将其提升到另一个层次。
《铁证待判（Evidence that Demands a Verdict）》；作为这类书的第一部，它激发了许多模仿者，虽然它可能不再是这类更现代的书中最好的，但它仍然是开启证据和信仰运动的书。它打开了我的眼界，它让我看到了一个充满疑问的世界，其疑问是合理的——或许也是可以回答的。

The Formation of a Persecuting Society; written back in the 80’s, no one has disproved its theory since. It asserted that the rise of secularism and the centralization of power is what caused the terrible persecution of the middle ages, (including that which took place abetted by the church), that the secular state was the leader in persecution as a method, and continues as such today long after the church ceased persecuting people, closed its Inquisitions, and disbanded its troops. This contradicted the commonly held hypothesis that the church was the sole or even the primary source of this evil.
The Western Humanities; offers a view of history from the perspective of individual human input rather than the perspective of large wave events such as war and politics where the individual is lost in the scope. Studying history this way made me realize all history is really the history of individuals. We miss that because it’s easier for us looking backwards to deal with broad sweeps—not because that’s the way it really would have happened. All history is a record of individual decisions.

《一个迫害社会的形成（The Formation of a Persecuting Society）》；早在80年代，就没有人反驳过它的理论它断言，是世俗主义的兴起和权力的中央集权导致了中世纪可怕的迫害(包括那些受到教会教唆的迫害)，世俗国家是迫害方法的领导者，并且在教会停止迫害人民、关闭宗教法庭、解散军队很久之后仍然如此。这与人们普遍持有的一种假设相矛盾，即教会是这种邪恶的唯一甚至主要来源。
《The Western Humanities》；从个人投入的角度来看待历史，而不是从让个人也迷失在其中的战争和政治等大事件的角度来看待历史。通过这种方式学习历史使我意识到，所有的历史实际上都是个人的历史。我们错过了这一点，是因为我们可以更容易地回顾过去，以处理大范围的问题——而不是因为这是事情真正会发生的方式。所有的历史都是个人决定的记录。

Critique of Reason; Kant changed my “perspective” on everything. :-)
The History of Christianity; like so many out there I thought I knew—then I learned I knew nothing. This was actually one of my text books, published by Oxford University, since I went to a secular school, and it completely changed my understanding of Christianity and western culture.
Sophie’s World; is a layman’s introduction to philosophy which I bought for my children and liked so much (skipping the intro about God) that I have bought versions and given them away to many.
The Bible; this is the book that actually changed my life, my values and point of view on most everything. I was upside down and it turned me right side up.
These are books that helped form the foundation of my worldview. There are others that have had powerful input as well—my first introduction to Physics—the Rise of Christianity by Stark, The Hunchback of Notre Dames, books on suffering, character development, and the value of redemptive suffering, but while they were impactful, these ten were foundational for who I am and what I believe. For me that makes them “best.”

《理性批判》：康德（Kant，德国哲学家）改变了我对一切事物的“视角”
《基督教史（The History of Christianity）》：像许多人一样，我以为我知道——后来我发现我什么都不知道。这实际上是我在牛津大学出版的一本课本，因为我上的是世俗学校，它完全改变了我对基督教和西方文化的理解。
《苏菲的世界》：是我给孩子们买的一本外行人哲学入门书，我非常喜欢(跳过了关于上帝的介绍部分)，所以我买了一些版本，送过给很多人。
《圣经》：这本书实际上改变了我的生活，改变了我的价值观和对几乎所有事情的看法。我头朝下，它把我翻了个正着。
这些书帮助我形成了世界观的基础。还有其他一些书也对我产生了巨大的影响——我第一次接触物理学，斯塔克写的物理学：《The Physics of Christianity》、《巴黎圣母院》、关于苦难、性格发展和苦难救赎价值的书籍，虽然它们很有影响力，但这十本是关于“我是谁”和“我的信仰”的基础。对我来说，这使他们成为“最好的”。

Sushant Suryawanshi
Some days back I had argument with one of my family member. Don’t know why but I was unable to come out of that incident. Whole day I used to think about the possible outcomes, if and what not.
Finally I decided to stop this all and divert my mind towards something else. Then I remembered that I have a book kept in my luggage
I thought of giving it a try. And to my surprise I became addicted to the book. Though a self help book is suppose to read in longer span of time so that you can derive the ideas in your life. I read that book madly and completed it within 3 days.
Trust me my mind completely diverted from current scenarios of family to personal growth.
I started thinking that what I can do best to improve my life. And how to do it using available resources. Though I am still unable to fully apply those concepts in my life but I am now much happier and constantly thinking something constructive like writing this answer…

几天前，我和我的一个家庭成员发生了争吵。不知道为什么，但我无法走出那件事。我整天都在想可能的结果（如果没有的话）。
我想试一试。令我惊讶的是，我对这本书上瘾了。虽然一本自助的书应该在较长的时间内去阅读它，这样你就可以从你的生活中获得灵感。我疯狂地读那本书，三天之内就读完了。
相信我，我的心思完全从家庭的现状转移到了个人的成长上。
我开始思考我能做什么来改善我的生活。以及如何利用现有资源。虽然我仍然无法在我的生活中完全应用这些概念，但我现在更快乐了，并不断思考一些建设性的东西，比如写这个答案。