I don’t really keep a list, but some here are some recent favorite reads:
Crime and Punishment
Master and Margarita
War and Peace
The Karamazov Brothers
The Lord of the Rings
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
The Righteous Mind
I would like to specifically point out “The Righteous Mind” by Jonathan Haidt. It was perhaps the biggest revelation about psychology, politics and human relations that I’ve ever had. It explained sooo much. Definitely worth reading.
Most of these I read as part of the school program, but still ended up really loving them.
I grew up with LOTR / the silmarillion, and I re-read each every few years, they’re so good. I’ll have to check out red rising, I’ve been on a Kim Stanley Robinson kick lately, just finished blue mars of his mars trilogy, they’re really good. Also about halfway done with Ringworld, which is really entertaining.
Endurance by Alfred Lansing - I still can’t believe that Shackleton didn’t lose a single man throughout their entire ordeal
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini - this was my first read when I recently delved into the middle-eastern world and it remains an outlier. Despite being fiction, it’s very much an accurate representation of the real world unfortunately.
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami - I read this once every year because it’s just a great work of fiction.
Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker - everyone should read this to become a better version of themselves by understanding their sleep hygiene and how their current sleep regime may be detrimental to their body and lives.
Maus by Art Spiegelman: Incredibly touching comic written by the son of an Auschwitz survivor about his father.
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond: A book that tries to analyze why particular parts of the world are poorer while others are richer using biology (e.g., which animals could be domesticated) and geography (e.g., what effect did erosion have on early agricultural societies).
Very interesting, although, in my opinion, sort of wrong with regard to the more modern times. I read it right before “Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty” by Daron Acemoglu, which I also thought was really interesting, but wrong with regards to everything but modern times.
I remember thinking, how if we applied geographical determinism from “Guns, Germs, and Steel” to the pre 15th century times, and apply political determinism from “Why Nations Fail” to after 15th century, we get a perfect theory of origins of poverty and wealth.
The last non-political book that I read and really liked was “The Selfish Gene” by Richard Dawkins. It gives an original perspective on how selection takes place is non-political (i.e. doesn’t talk about eugenics and stupid shit like that). The analysis of selfish and altruistic behaviours is also presented in an unbiased manner.
I’m pleased to see a Dostoyevsky book mentioned that isn’t Crime and Punishment or The Karamazov Brothers. This is certainly one of his best short stories and shouldn’t be overshadowed by his most well-known titles.
here are a few of my favorites
Fiction
Non-fiction
Oooh I need to read city and the stars badly. Dang I haven’t read a lot of these, I’m gonna see if I can find em as audiobook torrents.
City and the stars is one of my all time favorites, it’s not too long either. And hope you’ll enjoy the rest as well. :)
FYI I turned you into a mod for this community because we banned @wraptile@lemmy.ml
I don’t really keep a list, but some here are some recent favorite reads:
I would like to specifically point out “The Righteous Mind” by Jonathan Haidt. It was perhaps the biggest revelation about psychology, politics and human relations that I’ve ever had. It explained sooo much. Definitely worth reading.
Most of these I read as part of the school program, but still ended up really loving them.
I recently enjoyed Agejew/Levi: Novel with Cocaine (fits with Bulgakow, even darker)
I am surprised that nobody mentioned a book by Ursula K. Le Guin, like:
Lathe of Heaven is the best fictional treatment of the dao I have ever read. It is a masterpiece.
I finished this book a few days ago. It was really great. I’m still in that post-book mourning period.
I really love the lord of the rings/hobbit for fantasy, I also love the martian and the Red Rising trilogy for more science fiction like stuff.
I grew up with LOTR / the silmarillion, and I re-read each every few years, they’re so good. I’ll have to check out red rising, I’ve been on a Kim Stanley Robinson kick lately, just finished blue mars of his mars trilogy, they’re really good. Also about halfway done with Ringworld, which is really entertaining.
I want to read ringworld, how good is it? Also I grew up with LotR as well, I’m actually listening to it right now.
Really good, I’d been putting off starting it for a while, but I’m hooked. Here’s the audiobook torrent
Thanks mate I’ll check it out
My fiction favs at least (yes this list is saved lol)
Fiction
brb gotta download those
Amazing that you kept a list! Massive dedication
Let me throw in two more books:
Very interesting, although, in my opinion, sort of wrong with regard to the more modern times. I read it right before “Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty” by Daron Acemoglu, which I also thought was really interesting, but wrong with regards to everything but modern times.
I remember thinking, how if we applied geographical determinism from “Guns, Germs, and Steel” to the pre 15th century times, and apply political determinism from “Why Nations Fail” to after 15th century, we get a perfect theory of origins of poverty and wealth.
Very good point, and I agree regarding the explanatory power of “Guns, Germs, and Steel” which is only up to a certain point in history.
Also, thanks for the reminder to read “Why Nations Fail”.
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If you want your fucking mind blown try:
The last non-political book that I read and really liked was “The Selfish Gene” by Richard Dawkins. It gives an original perspective on how selection takes place is non-political (i.e. doesn’t talk about eugenics and stupid shit like that). The analysis of selfish and altruistic behaviours is also presented in an unbiased manner.
Have you looked in The Red Queen by Ridley? It might be a good follow-up.
Mine have a little bit of a philosophical bent to them, most written in the first half of the last century:
The Man Without Qualities by Robert Musil - does what we know define us?
The Book of Disquiet - a diary of sorts
Prae, by Miklos Szentkuthy
The Transilvanyan Trilogy by Miklos Banffy
Favourite publisher in this area: Contramundum Press.
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great books truly, although “White Nights” is not my favorite book by Dostoevsky, but still great
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I’m pleased to see a Dostoyevsky book mentioned that isn’t Crime and Punishment or The Karamazov Brothers. This is certainly one of his best short stories and shouldn’t be overshadowed by his most well-known titles.
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