Fiction Books for Non Fiction Readers

[JamesQB8]

I read a ton of non fiction then stumbled on an article but Tim Ferriss

The Top 10 Fiction Books for Non-Fiction Addicts - The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss

The dunes that inspired Dune: Agate beach sand dunes. (Photo: Kevin McNeal) For a mere 20 years or so, I refused to read fiction. Read something that someone just made up? I can do that myself, thanks. That was the attitude at least. My time of reckoning came when I needed to fix insomnia, and …...

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I loved the idea of getting non fiction lessons from good fiction writing. Humans naturally learn from good stories and good fiction has the best story writing.

Therefore what have been your favourite Fiction books that have given you good life lessons or anything applicable to self improvement/entrepreneurship?

For me the most noticeable have been:

Musashi - Eiji Yoshikawa
- A brilliant Journey of a Samurai and the best selling fiction book in Japan

Shogun - James Clavell
- Just an awesome story of feudal Japan which I developed a bigger love for after reading Mushashi

Enders Game - Orson Scott Card
- Awesome lessons on war, leadership and strategy

Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand
- Epically long read but Capitalism is good..

 

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[Are EM]

Human naturally learns by taking action and filling in the gaps. Don't you think it's much wonderful to take action and see where it can gets you? If you're doing this, you're your own story. Fiction books are giving you some lessons, but I don't think it's worth spending weeks on reading Dreiser's triology of desire to learn some lessons.

 

[Raoul Duke]

Shogun - James Clavell
- Just an awesome story of feudal Japan which I developed a bigger love for after reading Mushashi

Pissing.... a lot of pissing going on in this book. lol

Asian Saga is a great series nonetheless.