What books are better to read after age 45?

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Anonymous wrote:I can verify that after about age 50 you can read a book you read 10, 20 or 30 years ago and not realize until halfway through it that you have read it before. It's one of the delightful perks of aging. Same goes for some movies.

So true!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All the classics you read in high school. You wouldn’t believe how differently you feel about then as a middle-aged adult.

+1 much more appreciation for the writing, the story, and in some cases the underlying commentary on society.

Absolutely.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All the classics you read in high school. You wouldn’t believe how differently you feel about then as a middle-aged adult.

I would also recommend taking a look at what books are on school syllabi or summer reading lists. I read The Things They Carried after seeing it on my old school's summer reading list. It was published when I was in college and hadn't made the course or summer reading lists by the time I graduated.