3 Books that Seriously Blew My Mind to Smithereens

Here’s why you should read them

While most good books are gleefully entertaining or quite informative, some deal a hard punch in the gut, and few outright alter the trajectory of your life.

But only a minuscule handful smash your mind to tiny pieces — and make you question the very roots of your reality.

These challenge the deepest of your beliefs and offer perspectives you wouldn’t have entertained even in your wildest dreams.

I want to share 3 such books with you.

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Lord Of The Flies By William Golding

The “Noble Savage” ideal is so widespread that it’s accepted as the truth.

You know, that kids are innocent guileless cherubs — and societal influences mold them into conniving, corrupted adults.

If only we could do away with civilization, we’d retain the “innate good” we possess as kids. Right?

Blatantly wrong — as this dystopian paragon of a book masterfully illustrates.

Stripped of society and civilization, man is a beast — even worse than a beast in the worst of circumstances.

Anarchy isn’t a “free will” utopia of virtuous human beings. It’s more of a chaotic zombie apocalypse — without the zombies.

At first, it’s the exhilaration of freedom, a ton of frolicking, and playful attempts to forge their own society.

But as rescue hopes get bleaker and sounds get eerier?