It is safe to say that there is a book about virtually every aspect of human experience.
You can be sure to find a book about something that you are truly interested in.
Just like music and movies, books have an extensively wide variety of genres – this is without any mention of educational or academic publications.
Books are very powerful, a perfectly written story has the power to make you create fictional worlds or replicate scenarios that happened sometime in the past.
While many books are written to entertain just like any movie or music that you are interested in, they can also help you to think really deep.
This is not to say that a book cannot be both entertaining yet possess the elements that can make you think deep.
As a matter of fact, there is quite a number that can actually make you think deep and also have a great entertainment value.
Are you looking for books that make you think deep and not just ones that entertain?
Whether you are an avid reader or not, this round of some amazing fiction and nonfiction books that make you think deep are might just be what you need.
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
This book tells us how to be more cautious and place less confidence in our judgment.
At one point or the other, you were sure about a decision you made, but it didn’t turn out great.
That’s probably because we don’t really know how our mind works and we often underestimate that fact.
This book basically helps us understand how to make decisions.
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The book is narrated by the narrator/character death, which expresses the presence of death in every character in the novel.
The book is set during world war 2, which adds perspective to the theme of the book.
This book talks about having just one life and how to spend it.
It reinforces the idea of death but not in a manner that is threatening, but in such a way that tells us that death is always around and that it has a heart.
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
This is a bestseller that people have read all around the world and in different languages.
The Alchemist has become one of several modern literature classics that is usually recommended or is often the go-to by many people who want to take on reading as a hobby.
The book tells us about destiny and navigates ideas such as following one’s gut feeling and understanding omens.
It is a powerful book that can help you find purpose or pursue your dreams.
It is more of motivational and self-help book but it can help you think deeply about life.
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Chances are that you have heard about this book, or you know someone who had read it.
It is arguably one of the greatest books of all time and it has been translated in many languages.
This book is a riveting and heart-wrenching tale that views the world through its beauty and inequities.
It deals with racial inequalities in America.