This is kind of broad, but could you give me recommendations about people improving upon some flaws they have, or becoming stronger. I would actually prefer autobiographies, but fiction is fine, too.
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This is kind of broad, but could you give me recommendations about people improving upon some flaws they have, or becoming stronger. I would actually prefer autobiographies, but fiction is fine, too.
Don't hate me but give Les Miserables a try. It's long but worth it.
As for autobiographies try Total Recall by Arnold Schwarzenegger and Ben Franklin's autobiography.
The Grass Arena by John Healy. It's an autobiography about a wayward lad who absconds from the army, becomes an alcoholic, a petty criminal and a vagrant, always in and out of prison. Eventually he gets into chess while in prison, tries to become a champion on his release, then gets into yoga. Nothing entirely works out but he gives up the drink and goes straight.
Cooked: My Journey from the Streets to the Stove by Jeff Henderson
It's all about turning your life around, period. If you don't feel like checking out reviews, I recommend watching his interviews first.
A Clockwork Orange, surely.