Harold and Maude
Book description
Nineteen-year-old Harold Chasen is obsessed with death. He fakes suicides to shock his self-obsessed mother, drives a customized Jaguar hearse, and attends funerals of complete strangers. Seventy-nine-year-old Maude Chardin, on the other hand, adores life. She liberates trees from city sidewalks and transplants them to the forest, paints smiles on…
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1 author picked Harold and Maude as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Maude is such a joyful, wise older woman who embraces life, who refuses to judge people, who provides guidance for a young troubled man.
Especially infectious is Maude’s love of life which balances nicely with and counters Harold’s preoccupation with death.
The advice delivered by Maude, such as, “It’s best not to be too moral. You cheat yourself out of too much life. Aim above morality,” always contains a unique perspective that is profoundly unpredictable and truthful.
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