Reading books will always be a pleasurable activity. Most people ask, “Have you read any good books lately?” I ask if you've read any “old books” lately.

I love old books. Books that were published decades ago and are still relevant to today's world.

This thread is for “old book” suggestions. (Old book = Published in the year 2000 or before.)

I'll start by suggesting “People of the Lie” by M. Scott Peck, first published in 1983. It was mentioned in a Korean drama, and I checked to see if it was a real book. I figured nobody would give their book a title like that. I was wrong. It's a real book!

I think its content is relevant to today because – I won't name any names, but I think politicians all around the world must have read this book and copied some “examples”.

• "People of the Lie" posits that evil is often subtle, and shows up in socially acceptable forms—self-deception, scapegoating, manipulation, and the refusal to take responsibility for one’s actions.

NO DUH!! The more things change, the more they remain the same.

Have you read any old books lately?

(P.S. NOTE TO ADMIN. Please make a section for books. Thank you.)

@cmoneyspinner I do love to read old book. I have read fictional novels such as the Goosebumps, which were written during the early 1990s. It is a really interesting novel. In fact, there is an entire series of Goosebumps books. It is written by R.L Stine. I must say that the series is one of the most successful series of books.

On Jun 27, 2026, prolific-writer said:

@cmoneyspinner I do love to read old book. I have read fictional novels such as the Goosebumps, which were written during the early 1990s. It is a really interesting novel. In fact, there is an entire series of Goosebumps books. It is written by R.L Stine. I must say that the series is one of the most successful series of books.

Goosebumps! Oh yeah! They were popular books on the children's library shelf. The library is where I took my kids for free fun when they were little. They're all grown now.

I have long given up the books reading habit specially with the arrival of the Internet. I pick and choose what I interests me.

I technically gave up reading because of my eyesight. But I enjoy audiobooks.