What book did you read as a child, and then as an adult... and perceive it entirely differently the second time?
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This is such a great question but I could only come up with this example, which tbh, I have discussed on here before, but who knows who it was with.
I read everything Ayn Rand wrote in my early 20's and thought she was brilliant and could not understand why everyone didn't agree.
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I brought Fountainhead forward in my Book Club to read when I was in my 40's and ended up spending the whole meeting trying to explain it to them, even though they had just read it.
I concluded that most well-adjusted people grow out of Ayn Rand once they learn that life is grey not black and white.
Says something about Paul Ryan, no?
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@bluesbaby I LOUDLY agree with you.
When I was 19, I saw something very different (and idealistic) in her work. As I grew older, I saw how much she left out.
I still wouldn't trade that idealism for anything. It formed my values, in a good way. Such as the importance of doing your work well.
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Excellent point. I concur. 😄
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