Athens and Jerusalem

A short list of books that cost some candles after I reached 40 (has been very picky about books since then). I not only read them into late night but also went back to them whenever I need some mental boost. - The Soul of a New Machine - Showstoppers - iWoz - Athens and Jerusalem (Shestov) I'm devouring many F & SFs (right now reading Arthur Clarke) but so far nothing really sticks. A lot of them are interesting but I'm keeping counting the pages I read. I used to burn candles reading them back in the day, but the magic was lost. I'm going to try out some recommendations I got on HN and see what happens.

"Brother Karamazov", "Jean-Christophe" and "Athens and Jerusalem". I come back to these books from time to time. All three give me some kind of inner peace or more mental strength.