Shibumi
#2461 of 2,654 all-time
Shibumi
Trevanian
3 people recommended it in 2 threads, 2017.
What people on Hacker News said
Politeness is more reliable than the moist virtues of compassion, charity, and sincerity; just as fair play is more important than the abstraction of justice. The major virtues tend to disintegrate under the pressures of convenient rationalization. But good form is good form, and it stands immutable in the storm of circumstance.”
I've read the book three of four times now and I'm not sure why but the characters and the characterizations just resonate with me.
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: What are your favorite books of all time, and why? 2017 · 2 recommendations
- Ask HN: Which non-technology book has influenced you the most and why? 2017 · 1 recommendation