14 books to give to a friend (essential)

Books are always a great gift. with which to strengthen emotional ties by offering something that fits perfectly with the specific concerns and tastes of each person. The variety of titles is such that it is impossible not to find something that, once the first pages have been read, does not absorb the reader's attention.

However, it's not always easy to find that specific book that the other person might like.

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Recommended books to give to friends

From here we offer this selection with recommendations of books to give to a friend. We have tried to ensure there is variety, although almost all of them are fiction. If you are interested in something that is beyond this category, such as disclosure, we recommend that you visit this article: “The 30 best Psychology books that you cannot miss”.

Having said that, let's move on to the selection of works of literature.

1. Fictions (Jorge Luis Borges)

A compilation of fantastic stories that are not so much for describing spectacular situations as for the way in which magic and the metaphysical go hand in hand in them.

More than stories or stories, they are visions.

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2. How to Rethink Psychology: New metaphors to understand people and their behavior (Bernard Guerin)

The book “How to Rethink Psychology: New metaphors to understand people and their behavior”, by Bernard Guerin, offers a new and revolutionary prism with which we can understand all those acts considered “psychological” both within ourselves and around us.

This book offers very useful behavioral analyzes as well as approaches linked to anthropology, sociology and philosophy, which will not serve to see the world in any other way.

3. The crooked lines of God (Torcuato Luca de Tena)

A very famous detective novel that Most of it takes place inside a psychiatric hospital.. Its author went inside one of them for 18 days to experience first-hand how it is to live and work there.

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4. The House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewsky)

This is one of the best books to give to friends who are looking for a book that is as fascinating as it is difficult to read. The house of leavestells a story not only through its content, but also through the way in which the information is displayed. Whoever wants to read it must decipher codes, interpret the way in which certain sections are laid out, read parts with the help of a mirror, etc.

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5. Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)

What would happen if human beings lived dominated not by an oppressive and tyrannical state, but by the empire of hedonism and immediacy? What is described in this book could be a perfect society, but it has changed so much that it is unrecognizable to the eyes of a contemporary citizen.

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6. Harry Potter Saga (J. K. Rowling)

A well-known title that, on the other hand, is not a book but a saga. However, one of the aspects of this work by J. K. Rowling that is most often forgotten is that she is made up of books about friendship perfect to be gifted to a younger audience.

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7. The Color of Magic (Terry Pratchett)

The first book in the renowned Discworld saga, known for the way in which humor and fantasy go hand in hand. Not only do such charismatic and unforgettable characters parade through it, but it also describes the interesting universe in which the following titles will take place.

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8. One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel García Máquez)

Among the possible books to give to a friend, it is always good to take into account the great classics of the literature in the Spanish language, and this is one of the clearest examples of works belonging to this category. The history of the town of Macondo and its inhabitants seen through magical realism.

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9. Wonder (R. J. Palace)

The endearing story of a child born with facial deformity struggling to find his place in a world governed by appearances. Full of humor, inspiring experiences and, above all, a spirit of improvement.

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10. Watchmen (Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons)

If the person you want to give as a gift is a fan of cinema and literature but has no experience with the world of graphic novels, Watchmen It should be on that mental list of books to give to that friend. It offers the best of both worlds, and for a reason It is considered to be one of Alan Moore's best works, which in this book uses vignettes as if they were camera shots.

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11. Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)

One of the great classics of literature, and also one of the most notable influences on the horror genre. A perfect work to revisit the roots of literature about the dead who are not so dead.

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12. My life poorly drawn (Gipi)

Another proposal for graphic novel lovers. This first-person story talks about love, relationships and life from that perspective that, despite being mature, does not give up high amounts of humor.

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13. Elementary and fundamental principles of philosophy (Georges Politzer)

If that friend to whom we want to give a book is from those people interested in philosophy who are not clear about where to start learning about the subject, this title is a very good option. It explains the development of this discipline from its birth until the 1930s.

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14. A Brief History of Almost Everything (Bill Bryson)

The title perfectly reflects what this excellent book can offer.. Bill Bryson takes a look at the most fascinating aspects of what we know about the world and how it, and the human societies within it, have evolved. A work in which each page conveys that feeling of making fascinating discoveries that fuel curiosity even more.

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14. The Name of the Wind (Patrick Rothfuss)

In the world of fantasy literature There is much more than the Song of Ice and Fire saga which has been popularized through Game of Thrones. This book has been praised for renewing the genre of heroic fantasy set in a medieval universe.

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15. Stupor and tremors (Amélie Nothomb)

Another of the books inspired by the biography of this author that, as always, exudes sharp and sardonic humor throughout. Its pages explain the story of a Belgian woman who works in an office in Japan and tries to survive in a markedly hierarchical environment full of corporatism.

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