Probably meditations or some popular philosophy book.
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A Brief History of Time was the classic one amongst self-described sapiosexuals
highschool textbooks
Why exactly would you buy a book and not read it ?
So other people think you did read it. Perhaps for the binding color in a background. Maybe to impress people while holding it in a cafe. To burn.
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I have a few dozen books. A third I've read all the way through, the rest I've picked up and put down or skimmed.
It helps to have a lot of options so that I'm more likely to find one that clicks and holds my attention for longer.
Plus I frequently reference books for specific info or quotes.
That’s why I got into ebooks, so much better for space. Now I have something like 400 on my Kobo and maybe a dozen in progress. There’s always something new and shiny.
I’ve purchased many books that I haven’t physically read.
I mostly read on my Kindle, or I listen to audiobooks. But for books I really love, I will also buy the physical copy to display.
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For certain sets of people:
Das Capital by Marx
A Critique of Pure Reason by Kant
Ulysses by James Joyce