A lot of hipsters have Bukowski or Hunter Thompson on their shelves that they haven't read. They place them strategically on the corner of their $8,000 coffee table or bookshelf.
this post was submitted on 08 Oct 2023
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For certain sets of people:
Das Capital by Marx
A Critique of Pure Reason by Kant
Ulysses by James Joyce
Piketty's Capital in XXI century.
I'm not sure I'd call that popular in general. Maybe it is among your friends, though.
Faust. It's a pain in the ass to actually read. You're better off watching a play.