hope you enjoyed this weeks episode of "What Is The Last Book You Read?" 🥰📚 Which book did you add to your TBR? 🎯 Some more explanation around book 4 - allegory of the cave (Plato): In the allegory, Socrates describes a group of people who have lived chained to the wall of a cave all their lives, facing a blank wall. The people watch shadows projected on the wall from objects passing in front of a fire behind them and give names to these shadows. The shadows are the prisoners' reality, but are not accurate representations of the real world. All allegory conveys hidden or complex meanings through a coherent system of metaphors. The shadow represents the fragment of reality that we normally perceive through our senses. And the objects under the sun represent the true forms of objects that we can only perceive by using our reason. Some more explanation around book 6 (Thinking Fast & Slow): Kahneman introduces two characters that animate the mind: “System 1 operates automatically and quickly, with little or no effort and no sense of voluntary control. System 2 allocates attention to the effortful mental activities that demand it, including complex computations. The operations of System 2 are often associated with the subjective experience of agency, choice, and concentration.” These two systems somehow co-exist in the human brain and together help us navigate life; they aren’t literal or physical, but conceptual. System 1 is an intuitive system that cannot be turned off; it helps us perform most of the cognitive tasks that everyday life requires, such as identify threats, navigate our way home on familiar roads, know that 2+2=4, recognize friends, and so on. System 2 can help us analyze complex problems, do math exercises, do crossword puzzles, and so on. Even though System 2 is useful, it takes effort and energy to engage it. So, it tends to take shortcuts at the behest of System 1. :
Love the series, they inspire me to be more curious about people. Just to correct the guy that was reading Plato's "Republic", it is a real masterpiece of philosophy and it is written more than 2,000 years ago.
I love this concept. I am also amazed by how eloquent they all are. When I’m reading a book I find it so hard to sum up the ideas in it. I just feel very absorbed in it and need a bit of time to process.
the last book i read was 'the kite runner' by khaled hosseini. i totally recommend it. it really gives an insight into the afghan history and it's impact on the common people. it's a really heart touching story but i do suggest looking up for tw before reading. also hosseini's other book 'a thousand splendid suns' is a must read. it really made me cry my eyes out! ❤️❤️
I've just finished reading "human acts" by Han Kang, it's about the gwangju uprising in the 80s when students (then joined by other citizens) protested against the south korean state. The book follows multiple perspectives during and after the events. It was a very intense read, but also a very educational one. So well written too, highly recommend it!
the guy with black jacket and blue earphone is really adorable, how he's so excited to talk abt his books lol love to see it, when i read a good book i can talk abt it for hours lol
I am currently re-reading one of my favorite books! It's called 'orbiting jupiter' by gary d. schmidt and it's about a boy, joseph, who gets fostered by this one family. the relationship between him and his foster brother (from who's perspective the book is written) is incredibly special and just heartbreaking at times. the special thing about joseph is that he is only 14 years old but has a daughter. what happens with that information you have to find out for yourself. i absolutely love the book. huge recommendation and it's quite short so a very quick read!
I’ve been thinking about purchasing the book ‘Thinking Fast and Slow’ for quite some time now. Will give it a go! The last book I read is called ‘ The seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo’ by Taylor Reid. Would definitely recommend this to novel lovers. It’s a very intriguing and engaging read :))
I'm reading it right now, it's a great book! It can be a bit of a struggle sometimes to get the real scope of what he's talking about. But for such a complicated subject the author did a great job making it understandable! Definitely recommend getting it
I can definitely recommend it, it was really mind opening to me and I still think about the concepts explained a lot even though I read it 2 years ago. I agree with kerrermanisNL tho that it can be a bit of a struggle sometimes
i have watched all the episodes you made from people's last book read and i felt so good to see people interested in subjects like philosophy and knowledge like myself,and the last book that i myself read was homodeus by yuval noah harrari wich was fantastic but right know i have started reading war and peace by leo Tolstoy and it's a very thick and long book but it includes everything such as love,battle fields,history and so on therefore i recommend it any one who is interested in reading great novels
The book I'm reading right now is called 'Invitation to a Beheading' by Vladimir Nabokov, the same writer of Lolita. The book talks about the life in prison of a man that was sentenced to the death penalty and doesn't know when he's going to die. I'm really liking it, I recommend it!
Love the series. My want to read list is getting bigger. Currently reading "how gaan we dit uitleggen" by Jelmer Mommers. It translates to "how are we going to explain this". Only on page 80 or so, but its about climate change and its clearly explained. Crazy how many things i didn't even know about climate change.
Hii, maybe a weird question, but does somebody know what song you used in the intro? Btw love the series, it is interesting what's on the mind of a person when reading a book!
I'm currently reading Dune Messiah, which is the sequel to Dune by Frank Herbert. It narrates the story of Paul Atreides after he [.....SPOLER ALERT!!!.....] became emperor at the end of Dune. In this book things are not easy peasy lemon sqeezy for Paul, as people are conspiring against him to bring him down, and he is very tired of all the problems that come with ruling.
I really don’t get the Sally Rooney hype. I find her writing underwhelming, but gotta admit her stories are very modern and realistic, mirroring today’s 20-30 year olds.
Yeah, but that’s what I like about her books. Not many ‘big’ events take place but i think it’s quite a realistic portrayal of gen z and how some of them view the world. Not particularly a fun read, but refreshingly realistic.
@@gabiocampos Granted, it's a small sample, but he does interview university students in these a lot, and the results there are particularly disappointing (if not surprising). The standards of (Dutch) universities have lowered significantly in this century of course, but you'd still hope to get some articulate responses from them. But it's clear they're not readers. Most books mentioned (if they can even recall the title and author, that is) are market hypes. When asked for a value judgment a 'like' is what they tend to produce (often in like a half-sentence laced with like the Californian 'like'). And we cannot expect any better: social media have trained the brains of the scrolling generation. Culture suffers for it.
@@wildzwaan not everybody studies literature. Some people read for fun and as a hobby. There is also a difference between reading books you have to read because of your education or books you actually like to read (not always of course). In my opinion this has nothing to do with whether they are well educated or if the quality of education has supposedly gone down. Which books are supposed to be important or relevant is a subjective viewpoint. Your post comes across as rather elitist.
@@Cranberrycheesecake1 This reaction underlines said subliteracy. Firstly, you didn't read my post carefully and largely failed to respond to it as a result. Secondly, qualifying an expectation of even basic literacy from students (an elite group, after all) as 'elitist' only proves the point.
hope you enjoyed this weeks episode of "What Is The Last Book You Read?" 🥰📚
Which book did you add to your TBR? 🎯
Some more explanation around book 4 - allegory of the cave (Plato):
In the allegory, Socrates describes a group of people who have lived chained to the wall of a cave all their lives, facing a blank wall. The people watch shadows projected on the wall from objects passing in front of a fire behind them and give names to these shadows. The shadows are the prisoners' reality, but are not accurate representations of the real world. All allegory conveys hidden or complex meanings through a coherent system of metaphors. The shadow represents the fragment of reality that we normally perceive through our senses. And the objects under the sun represent the true forms of objects that we can only perceive by using our reason.
Some more explanation around book 6 (Thinking Fast & Slow):
Kahneman introduces two characters that animate the mind:
“System 1 operates automatically and quickly, with little or no effort and no sense of voluntary control.
System 2 allocates attention to the effortful mental activities that demand it, including complex computations. The operations of System 2 are often associated with the subjective experience of agency, choice, and concentration.”
These two systems somehow co-exist in the human brain and together help us navigate life; they aren’t literal or physical, but conceptual. System 1 is an intuitive system that cannot be turned off; it helps us perform most of the cognitive tasks that everyday life requires, such as identify threats, navigate our way home on familiar roads, know that 2+2=4, recognize friends, and so on. System 2 can help us analyze complex problems, do math exercises, do crossword puzzles, and so on. Even though System 2 is useful, it takes effort and energy to engage it. So, it tends to take shortcuts at the behest of System 1. :
Love the series, they inspire me to be more curious about people. Just to correct the guy that was reading Plato's "Republic", it is a real masterpiece of philosophy and it is written more than 2,000 years ago.
@Jipke that was my point.
I love to see people getting excited telling what the book was about or if it was good or not :)
I love this concept. I am also amazed by how eloquent they all are. When I’m reading a book I find it so hard to sum up the ideas in it. I just feel very absorbed in it and need a bit of time to process.
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The first guy is just adorable. The second guy was so passionate! Adore these videos
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second guy was so passionate about his books 🥺🥺
the last book i read was 'the kite runner' by khaled hosseini. i totally recommend it. it really gives an insight into the afghan history and it's impact on the common people. it's a really heart touching story but i do suggest looking up for tw before reading. also hosseini's other book 'a thousand splendid suns' is a must read. it really made me cry my eyes out! ❤️❤️
sounds great, thank you for sharing!
@Ginko trigger warning
I love khaled hosseinis books they are all incredible reads! highly reccomend
The first person was so wholesome
I've just finished reading "human acts" by Han Kang, it's about the gwangju uprising in the 80s when students (then joined by other citizens) protested against the south korean state. The book follows multiple perspectives during and after the events. It was a very intense read, but also a very educational one. So well written too, highly recommend it!
I have that book! I got it because I was recommended it. I didn’t know it was about the uprising of 80s. Now I want to read it even more!
oh! just finished this for a book club!
@@marisophi did you like it?
@@chinares oh yes please read it, it's great ☺️
@@marisophi not the RM book club per chance?
Really like these videos and appreciate you putting in subtitles! They're always a good idea.
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the guy with black jacket and blue earphone is really adorable, how he's so excited to talk abt his books lol love to see it, when i read a good book i can talk abt it for hours lol
I am currently re-reading one of my favorite books! It's called 'orbiting jupiter' by gary d. schmidt and it's about a boy, joseph, who gets fostered by this one family. the relationship between him and his foster brother (from who's perspective the book is written) is incredibly special and just heartbreaking at times. the special thing about joseph is that he is only 14 years old but has a daughter. what happens with that information you have to find out for yourself.
i absolutely love the book. huge recommendation and it's quite short so a very quick read!
I read this book less than a year ago and I've read it 3 times since. VERY excellent book!
I’ve been thinking about purchasing the book ‘Thinking Fast and Slow’ for quite some time now. Will give it a go!
The last book I read is called ‘ The seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo’ by Taylor Reid. Would definitely recommend this to novel lovers. It’s a very intriguing and engaging read :))
I'm reading it right now, it's a great book! It can be a bit of a struggle sometimes to get the real scope of what he's talking about. But for such a complicated subject the author did a great job making it understandable! Definitely recommend getting it
@@kerrermanisNL thanks!! Will definitely get it ✨
I too read seven husbands this month heehee
@@swarkles4901 what did you think of it?
I can definitely recommend it, it was really mind opening to me and I still think about the concepts explained a lot even though I read it 2 years ago. I agree with kerrermanisNL tho that it can be a bit of a struggle sometimes
heyyyy :-)))))) this is me letting you know that i want more videos like this hehe
new one next week :))
More! Go around Europe and ask people what they're reading! I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL!
thank you! as soon as it gets a bit warmer I am planning to go to a lot of different cities :)
book 4 sounds nice, imma give it a read
Right now I’m reading Hamnet. It’s historical fiction and it’s about the son of shakespear, so far it’s really good
sounds great, thanks for sharing!
i loved this oml
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i have watched all the episodes you made from people's last book read and i felt so good to see people interested in subjects like philosophy and knowledge like myself,and the last book that i myself read was homodeus by yuval noah harrari wich was fantastic but right know i have started reading war and peace by leo Tolstoy and it's a very thick and long book but it includes everything such as love,battle fields,history and so on therefore i recommend it any one who is interested in reading great novels
I love these series. Please keep it up! Great videos
will do 🧡
Do more of this and also movies
ok!
always love hearing people talk about sally rooney
The book I'm reading right now is called 'Invitation to a Beheading' by Vladimir Nabokov, the same writer of Lolita. The book talks about the life in prison of a man that was sentenced to the death penalty and doesn't know when he's going to die. I'm really liking it, I recommend it!
thank you for sharing, it sounds really interesting!
Love the videos! Sapiens is very overrated though in my opinion. Harrari kinda goes outside of his expertise and overstretches.
thank you!!
Love the series. My want to read list is getting bigger. Currently reading "how gaan we dit uitleggen" by Jelmer Mommers. It translates to "how are we going to explain this". Only on page 80 or so, but its about climate change and its clearly explained. Crazy how many things i didn't even know about climate change.
this sounds like a great read, thanks for sharing evan 🙏🏼
The First Blood series by Joe Abercrombie, highly entertaining!
I'm really enjoying this series about books. Greetings from Brazil.
thanks Erick!
i recently finished reading "the houseguest and other stories" by amparo dávila. it's a horror story story collection, really good!
Hii, maybe a weird question, but does somebody know what song you used in the intro? Btw love the series, it is interesting what's on the mind of a person when reading a book!
thank you Lianne 🧡 it's actually a song I composed a few years ago - will probably make a full version soon and put it on youtube & spotify :)
@@nowifii Oh really?! That's amazing, I really hope you will make a full version and maybe even more pieces! Love the piano ❤️
I'm currently reading Dune Messiah, which is the sequel to Dune by Frank Herbert. It narrates the story of Paul Atreides after he [.....SPOLER ALERT!!!.....] became emperor at the end of Dune. In this book things are not easy peasy lemon sqeezy for Paul, as people are conspiring against him to bring him down, and he is very tired of all the problems that come with ruling.
i wanna read that sally rooney book, it sounds interesting
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i've read both sapiens and homo dues by Yuval Noah Harari and the guy explained the book well.
second guy is so cute ahahah
I really don’t get the Sally Rooney hype. I find her writing underwhelming, but gotta admit her stories are very modern and realistic, mirroring today’s 20-30 year olds.
Yeah, but that’s what I like about her books. Not many ‘big’ events take place but i think it’s quite a realistic portrayal of gen z and how some of them view the world. Not particularly a fun read, but refreshingly realistic.
*2000 years ago. Sorry being pendantic
daamn hipster Jim Carrey be reading🤓
haha
you written it as more than 200, but I'm pretty sure Plato lived more than 2000 years ago lmao
yes I just subtitled what he said - he probably meant 2000 years indeed
@@nowifii aha okay 🤣
This series shows how freighteningly subliterate people are nowadays.
How?
@@gabiocampos Granted, it's a small sample, but he does interview university students in these a lot, and the results there are particularly disappointing (if not surprising). The standards of (Dutch) universities have lowered significantly in this century of course, but you'd still hope to get some articulate responses from them. But it's clear they're not readers. Most books mentioned (if they can even recall the title and author, that is) are market hypes. When asked for a value judgment a 'like' is what they tend to produce (often in like a half-sentence laced with like the Californian 'like'). And we cannot expect any better: social media have trained the brains of the scrolling generation. Culture suffers for it.
@@wildzwaan not everybody studies literature. Some people read for fun and as a hobby. There is also a difference between reading books you have to read because of your education or books you actually like to read (not always of course). In my opinion this has nothing to do with whether they are well educated or if the quality of education has supposedly gone down. Which books are supposed to be important or relevant is a subjective viewpoint. Your post comes across as rather elitist.
@@Cranberrycheesecake1 This reaction underlines said subliteracy. Firstly, you didn't read my post carefully and largely failed to respond to it as a result. Secondly, qualifying an expectation of even basic literacy from students (an elite group, after all) as 'elitist' only proves the point.