Background

I’ve read all Harry Potter books and watched most of the movies. While it holds sentimental value, it plays no current role in my life. Some of my favorite reads include “Fooled by Randomness”, “Beginning of Infinity" and "Great Ideas by Western Philosophy". Annually, I read 12-24 books. Regarding Eliezer Yudkowsky, my opinion is neutral due to the limited information I know about him. I am not reading the book to form an opinion about him.

Resolution Criterion

If HPMOR captivates me to the point of losing track of time and offers a fresh outlook on life, I’ll deem it worth my time.

Resolving this Question

I found reading Yudkowsky's book challenging and neither novel nor entertaining. Perhaps if I had read it as a young boy, I might have enjoyed it. However, as an adult, it failed to captivate me or offer a fresh perspective.

To add value for market participants, I reflected on which books I've read that met my resolution criteria. I generally find books that introduce me to novel insights worthy of my time. Some of these books aren't necessarily special but they were the first to introduce me to a certain idea, e.g. "The Power of Habit". Many good books on habits exist, and if any were my first read on the subject, they'd have been worthwhile.

The rest of these books are more unique and I believe that I would have appreciated them no matter when I discovered them. These books include:

- The Beginning of Infinity
- Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World
- The Sinner and the Saint: Dostoevsky and the Gentleman Murderer Who Inspired a Masterpiece
- Persepolis: The story of Satrapi's unforgettable childhood and coming of age within a large and loving family in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution
- The Remains of the Day

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