48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene was on my to read list for a very long time.The Pahalgam Islamic terrorism in April 22nd and the India Pakistan war in May 2025,made me realize how world power equations ,relations and diplomacy ,wars are not things we can solve over a cup of Chai .Everything is nuanced ,veiled and nothing talks like power and money.
Both are important and both needs to be user for the good,if you want an unending supply of karmic good fortune.
Pros and Cons of the 48 Laws of Power
Pros:Quick easy to read.Comes to the point without meandering. Some very sane advice for anyone who wants to go forward in life .
Cons:Its brief and people who don’t like knowing the why,psychological aspect of what you do and why you do it ,may be unable to grasp the tenets of it.
My favorite one:48th one
Be like Water :Fluid
How do I know its a good book to read?
I like corroborated facts .I like laws which are backed by common sense and which helps me make sense of a world, hell bent on self destruct mode.
The book unfortunately doesn’t hold true to my first requirement but more than makes up for it with the second must.Also trying to find research links for the laws and including them in the book would have made this difficult to read.
Who should read the 48 laws of Power?
A must read for anyone struggling with office-politics/college politics/real world politics/for upping your social understanding.
Who shouldn’t read this
If you don’t like reading or getting along with people …you may safely skip this one.
