Kim
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Kim
Rudyard Kipling
3 people recommended it in 2 threads, 2008–2018.
What people on Hacker News said
Great introduction into indian culture as well as the to relations between Britain and Russia during the end of the 19th century. What really stood out to me was the spiritual search Kim's mentor takes as well as the significance attached to it.
Despite Kipling's jingoism in other works, Kim spoke to me in school. It opened me to a world of adventure and fearlessness that I didn't know was possible. I really haven't been the same since I read that book.
What an excellent book, great story and reads like it was written yesterday. If you're trying to understand India this is the book.
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: What's one book that changed your life? 2018 · 2 recommendations
- Books That Changed My Life 2008 · 1 recommendation