Love the video, keep it up. Here’s some more recommendations you might enjoy. Siddhartha - Hermann Hesse The Trial - Franz Kafka Notes From Underground - Fyodor Dostoevsky Man’s Search For Meaning - Viktor Frankl A Clockwork Orange - Anthony Burgess Would also love if you talked about some of these books in a video!
Here’s a ‘trick’ for reading War and Peace: Read one chapter per day. All but a couple of the chapters are short and can be read in less than 15 minutes or so. I had always wanted to read this book but was intimidated by its size. But one chapter per day? I’ve read it a few times now; it just became a habit.
The very first book I ever read not only in a day, but in one sitting was Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis. I just could not put it down. It's a short, but powerful read. I am quite happy to see so many people recommending Kafka on here and in my book, The Metamorphosis is a great primer for those who wanna dive into Kafka's work.
I was enthralled by The Stranger by Camus. It was just fascinating to me and offered a very unique perspective. I also have an affinity for Eastern European and Russian literature so Lem, Zemyatin, Solzhenitsyn, and Tolstoy’s Death of Ivan Ilyich have all been solid reads.
Great recommendations! I would also add to the list a few more books The overcoat by Gogol Letters to his father by Kafka A room of one’s own by Virginia Woolf The little prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Some great ideas, thank you! A few years back I focused on reading short 'classics'. Here is most of the list for others to potentially use: 1. A room of one’s own - Virginia Woolf (172 pages) 2. The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway (127 pages) 3. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (192 pages) 4. Animal Farm - George Orwell (141 pages) 5. Lord of the Flies - William Goldbury (224 pages) 6. The Stranger - Albert Camus (159 pages) 7. Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller (117 pages) 8. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (126 pages) 9. Meditations - Marcus Aurelius (80 pages) 10. Candide by Voltaire (129 pages) 11. The Turn of the Screw by Henry James (131 pages) 12. The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli (140 pages) 13. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (144 pages) 14. To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee (281 pages) 15. The Great Gatsby - Scott Fitzgerald (208 pages) 16. Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury (256 pages - longer but a page turner!)
I can honestly say that this is one of habits that I have been wanting to develop throughout my life but never really grasp it fully nor I found a time to do. I will read a book and then after a few pages I will lose it for whatever reasons, busy schedule, etc., I admire people who have this passion and I'm sure it's never too late for me to get into the groove of it. I subscribed because I feel like that side of me is being fulfilled. 🙂 Thank you Jared. I read mostly books that will enhance me spiritually, intellectually and to just become a better me.
Great recommendations! I finished Anna Karenina recently and I'll start on The Death of Ivan Ilyich soon. For short books I would personally recommend: 1. 'The Old Man and the Sea' by Ernest Hemingway, 2. 'Invisible Cities' by Italo Calvino, 3. 'The Little Prince' by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, 4. 'Convenience Store Woman', by Sayaka Murata 5. 'Malagash', by Joey Comeau 6. 'Piranesi' by Susanna Clarke 7. 'The Woman in the Dunes' by Kobo Abe 8. 'Before the Coffee Gets Cold' by Toshikazu Kawaguchi These are relatively short, impactful books that made me think. I don't remember if I finished each of these in exactly one day, but it certainly didn't take much longer than that.
I love this so much. I also learned and now love the word anchoress! I wanted to recommend Chekhov short stories, with emphasis on The Kiss. So many wonderful ruminations on life's meaning, regret, chance, love, fear, loss...all in one simple story.
If you want to read more Tolstoy and are looking for shorter works that might be more approachable than say, "War and Peace", I would highly recommend "The Confession". It's a short book, maybe a touch over 100 pages. In the text, Tolstoy struggles with his fate. He realizes that he is getting older and that he is on a one-way track to oblivion. He likens this to a man who is holding onto a vine suspended within a pit. Above him, there is a beast as there is below him. He holds onto this vine for dear life and sustains himself on honey that he is able to eat while grasping onto this vine. He notices two mice; one dark and one light circling around the pit and gnawing away at the vine. These mice symbolize day and night. Tolstoy tries to find meaning in science, etc. but is unable to find any satisfactory meaning to keep him sustained and alive. I won't say anymore or spoil the ending, but I think people read this book and come away from it with different impressions. As someone who also loves Russian writers, this is probably one of my favorite books of all time. Highly recommended!
Speaking of plays, “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead” by Tom Stoppard is an excellent, strange extension of Hamlet where the two characters come to grips with their role as fictional characters in Hamlet. Lots of interesting discussions on the nature of fiction, existentialism, as well as some broader philosophical issues. It’s also very funny. Stoppard has a lot of plays which are more philosophical like this - I’ve read “Arcadia” and seen “The Hard Problem,” but R & G is the one I’ve always thought was best.
I love short books and enjoyed this video! Thank you for sharing Revelations of Divine Love. I like to read writing on illness, and it sounds fascinating. Two short books that impressed me that I haven't seen shared here yet are Passing by Nella Larsen and A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry. I thought I knew what the latter was going to be about when I picked it up, but it explored so much more in such a short space. I want to reread it from each character's point of view!
I love short books! And Frankenstein, Ivan Ilych, Animal Farm, and Godot are great recommendations that I’ve read. I’ll have to check out Julian of Norwich and the others, frankly I hadn’t even heard of them. Here are some additional recommendations: Kafka’s Metamorphosis, Lucretius Nature of Things, Jack London Call of the Wild, James Turn of the Screw, Euripides Medea or Bacchae, Chekhov The Duel, Steinbeck Of Mice and Men, Hemingway Old Man and the Sea, Solzhenitsyn One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, Camus The Stranger, Eliot Silas Marner, Stevenson Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Wells Time Machine, Twain Mysterious Stranger, Voltaire Candide, and any book in the Bible starting with Genesis. Edit (sorry I can't help myself) - a few more short book recommendations from off of my shelf. Plato's Apology, John Hersey Hiroshima, Thomas Paine Common Sense, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, The Futurological Congress by Stanislaw Lem, Conrad Heart of Darkness, Wharton Ethan Frome, Carl Jung The Undiscovered Self, and just to wrap up with something fun but incredibly insightful, The Sneetches by Dr. Seuss!
I am surprised that you haven't read more Tolstoy. I credit Tolstoy for making it easy for me to read Crime and Punishment. One of Tolstoy's shorts that is really interesting is "God Sees the Truth, But Waits." Thanks for your thoughts and suggestions.
Many of the Shakespeare plays are what might be considered small books that can be read in a day; A winter's tale, Othello, Hamlet etc. Great list! I'll have to check out the Julian of Norwich book!
I’ll definitely add some of these to my reading list. The last books I read in a day were Abolition of Man by Lewis and The Old Man and the Sea by Hemingway. A contemporary book that nearly made that list is The Life We’re Looking for by Andy Crouch. Another good book of similar length is Leisure: The Basis of Culture by Josef Pieper.
I don’t have the page counts on all of these books, but these are the books I like to travel with. If I’m on a plane, at least three of these are in my carry-on bag: Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Not really a huge fan of the book anymore, but I was when I read it in High School. I should probably reread it to see if I still don’t like it.) Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk Kingdom for the Kingless by Craig A. Smith (it’s probably time for a reread of this one, come to think of it.) Through Painted Deserts by Donald Miller (not as well known as Blue Like Jazz, but I think it’s my favorite of his.)
I am a working mom who loves to read, so thank you soo much for this list! For some reason, I prefer reading in English than in Portuguese, the language seems to flow easily... : )
I'm currently reading plays by Jean-Paul Sartre, which can easily be read in a day. I got this book (with "The Flies" and "Dirty Hands") from a book exchange and wasn't expecting anything, but I really love it.
As you mention other Philosophy Podcasts-I'd love to see a video or talk about the Podcasts you listen to. Or perhaps the blogs you follow, RSS subs, etc.
Ionesco's play Rhinoceros might be a good companion piece to Animal Farm and is certainly relevant today. The Epic of Gilgamesh can be read in under an hour, one of the oldest existing works of literature as well as one of the best. Also, just listened to Simon Armitage read his translation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight which comes in at under two and half hours, would highly recommend.
The Burnout Society is near the top of my to read pile. Just read Capitalism and the Death Drive and have become enamored with Han. I find his diagnostic ability impeccable, and the intersection of his analyses with Christian theology is endlessly fascinating to me.
Great video, and I love the encouragement to read by making it accessible via book length without sacrificing the variety or quality! For short book recs, I also go with both of Flannery O'Connor's novels. Absolutely incredible what she can pack into such a short length! This is especially true for any of her short stories, though a collection of them is a massive book. Other than that, for a solid, quick sci-fi, I love Sleep Donation by Karen Russell. Builds a great world on some pressing themes in a nice novella.
The Death Of Ivan Ilyich (and other Tolstoy writings) and 1984 are already added to my 2024 TBR Bucket 😁 If I may add on the list, that others could find interesting, I would recommend: (1) Man's Search For Meaning (Viktor Frankl) (2) Modern Man In Search Of A Soul (Carl Jung) (3) When Christmas Comes (Andrew Klavan) These are some of my favorite short books I read last year and this year. Hope this helps!
Great video, Jared! My favorite short book recommend is always “Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption”. It’s truly an exceptional novella and one can read it in a few hours. It reads like a free Morgan Freeman audiobook if you’ve seen the movie!
I lied it also. I am finishing "It" by KIng now. Obviously, totally different books. It is a Supernatural Book, while Shankshaw Redemption is one of King's non Supernatural or Science Fiction Books.. ONe similiarity is that both have themes about the Power of Friendship. I think "It" is a little long for me. It gets off into a lot of digressions. I prefer the Brevity of Shankshaw Redemptoin.
Thanks for the video, Jared! Having a grumpy day, this cheered me up! I really want to read more Russian lit too. I will look more into Paul Kingsnorth's work. I think I heard him on an interview with Jonathan Pageau who I find super interesting.
The problem with Frankenstein is a whole lot of people have seen the movie (Hollywood nonsense aka the male POV) and have not read the book (female writer female POV). The book is VERY different from the movie. When I read the book it read very modern; it could have been written in the late 20th century. Once I read the book I never watched the movie again. Regarding your comment about your teacher and Waiting for Godot, why say "......she could see something in me maybe that she didn't quite understand...." How do you know that, what she couldn't understand?
Frankenstein in a day! It was highly impossible for me. I took quite some time. Yes Mary Shelley's writing is commendable and it's worth your time but for a slow reader a single day for completing the novel seems like an ordeal.
You Must Read " The Light of Truth " ( Satyarth Prakash original Hindi language book , Light of truth is English translation) and An Introduction to the commentary on the Vedas (Rigvedadi-Bhashya-Bhumika) By Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati of Arya samaj , Great books for Understanding Indian Vedic Philosophy.
The last "BOOK" (not novella) that I read in day was "Submission" by Michel Houllebucq..even slow read can read "The Old Man and the Sea" in a long afternoon.
I own some of these but haven't read them yet, so I will definitely be doing that! I would add The Stranger by Albert Camus to the list of books you can read in a day.
Seeing the revelations recommendation got me thinking that you should play the game pentiment, I don't assume you're the biggest gamer on this platform but I'm sure you'll find as much enjoyment on its discussion on theology and history as I did
I'd recommend reading "Rose Blanche" by Ian McEwan, which is a graphic novel set in World War II. It's so heartbreaking. Secondly, I believe everyone should read "This is Water" by David Foster Wallace. Awesome speech.
NO LONG HUMAN - 120 pages SCHOOLGIRL - 100 pages Osamu Dazai is one of the most influential Japanese authors of all time. All his books are super short, profound and absolute classics
Lol my thoughts as well. Have just finished it but took me more than a week but then again with three kids and a farm my time is quite limited. Nevertheless greatly enjoyed the book with its exquisite descriptions etc.
Could you make a video about super long books and invite people to introduce such books and write about their experiences with them? By the long books I mean books like "A la recherche du temps perdu" or "The Story of Civilization".
I remember a book on a video you made called the Orthodox Jew (I think 😅). Do you read a wide spectrum of religious books? If so I would like to see a selection of books in that theme. As someone who is not religious but does consider themselves spiritual I would like to see what you can recommend on giving me a nice look into said religion without be the Bible or Quran.
Hey Jared, I just saw your video about the 7 philosophy books for beginners. I wanted to ask is there a video(s) or like free uni courses that you'd recommend cause reading all those books might take some time plus I tend to like videos more than books. P.S. I'm a self learner.
Love the channel, and love the new things for me on this list. I would offer, particularly for someone of a philosophical bent, Effortless Mastery by Kenny Werner. I've bought and given away 8-10 copies of that book over the years to folks, because it's such a powerful work. As a thinker, writer, creator, I believe, if you're not familiar with it, it will offer value for your time. Cheers!
What do you think about Of Mice & Men? or the other shorter works by John Steinbeck? (I've only read Of mice & men and The Pearl) I am contemplating to read East of Eden, but I don't know if it would feel relevant or important to me, because I'm not american.
Jared would you consider a making video (or would anyone be willing to reply with their thoughts) similar to this one with titles they would recommend to younger readers?
It depends on how young but animal farm is certainly suitable for anyone older than 13 or so. The old man and the sea by Hemingway is great, Stephen kings “the Body” is a great coming of age novel with some interesting themes in it. For children I highly recommend “the little prince” but adults and older kids would get a lot out of that one too
you can but should you do it in one day?) For example I read Frankenstein along with biography of author and story of Golem . it took longer time but was very enriching
Love the video, keep it up. Here’s some more recommendations you might enjoy.
Siddhartha - Hermann Hesse
The Trial - Franz Kafka
Notes From Underground - Fyodor Dostoevsky
Man’s Search For Meaning - Viktor Frankl
A Clockwork Orange - Anthony Burgess
Would also love if you talked about some of these books in a video!
Ahhh yes a nice steamy pile of horseshit by a bunch of existentialists and nihilists who really didn’t contribute crap
@@Saber23 as opposed to whom, O Mighty Pundit?
@@viviandarkbloom8847 me, after all…I have the power of God AND anime on my side
Here’s a ‘trick’ for reading War and Peace: Read one chapter per day. All but a couple of the chapters are short and can be read in less than 15 minutes or so. I had always wanted to read this book but was intimidated by its size. But one chapter per day? I’ve read it a few times now; it just became a habit.
The very first book I ever read not only in a day, but in one sitting was Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis. I just could not put it down. It's a short, but powerful read. I am quite happy to see so many people recommending Kafka on here and in my book, The Metamorphosis is a great primer for those who wanna dive into Kafka's work.
People love to recommend this but for me i don't like it somehow.
Yep, it was one sitting read for me as well.
I mean that's not even a novella it's just a short story.
I was enthralled by The Stranger by Camus. It was just fascinating to me and offered a very unique perspective. I also have an affinity for Eastern European and Russian literature so Lem, Zemyatin, Solzhenitsyn, and Tolstoy’s Death of Ivan Ilyich have all been solid reads.
Great recommendations! I would also add to the list a few more books
The overcoat by Gogol
Letters to his father by Kafka
A room of one’s own by Virginia Woolf
The little prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Some great ideas, thank you! A few years back I focused on reading short 'classics'. Here is most of the list for others to potentially use:
1. A room of one’s own - Virginia Woolf (172 pages)
2. The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway (127 pages)
3. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (192 pages)
4. Animal Farm - George Orwell (141 pages)
5. Lord of the Flies - William Goldbury (224 pages)
6. The Stranger - Albert Camus (159 pages)
7. Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller (117 pages)
8. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (126 pages)
9. Meditations - Marcus Aurelius (80 pages)
10. Candide by Voltaire (129 pages)
11. The Turn of the Screw by Henry James (131 pages)
12. The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli (140 pages)
13. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (144 pages)
14. To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee (281 pages)
15. The Great Gatsby - Scott Fitzgerald (208 pages)
16. Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury (256 pages - longer but a page turner!)
I can honestly say that this is one of habits that I have been wanting to develop throughout my life but never really grasp it fully nor I found a time to do. I will read a book and then after a few pages I will lose it for whatever reasons, busy schedule, etc., I admire people who have this passion and I'm sure it's never too late for me to get into the groove of it. I subscribed because I feel like that side of me is being fulfilled. 🙂 Thank you Jared. I read mostly books that will enhance me spiritually, intellectually and to just become a better me.
I love your speaking voice, it’s really calming to listen to
Great recommendations! I finished Anna Karenina recently and I'll start on The Death of Ivan Ilyich soon. For short books I would personally recommend:
1. 'The Old Man and the Sea' by Ernest Hemingway,
2. 'Invisible Cities' by Italo Calvino,
3. 'The Little Prince' by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry,
4. 'Convenience Store Woman', by Sayaka Murata
5. 'Malagash', by Joey Comeau
6. 'Piranesi' by Susanna Clarke
7. 'The Woman in the Dunes' by Kobo Abe
8. 'Before the Coffee Gets Cold' by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
These are relatively short, impactful books that made me think. I don't remember if I finished each of these in exactly one day, but it certainly didn't take much longer than that.
Your channel was the biggest contributor to me picking back up reading
I live in Norwich! I walk past the house where she lived quite often, it’s nice to see her work appreciated :)
I didn’t realise I watched this video almost as soon as it was posted 😅
I love this so much. I also learned and now love the word anchoress!
I wanted to recommend Chekhov short stories, with emphasis on The Kiss. So many wonderful ruminations on life's meaning, regret, chance, love, fear, loss...all in one simple story.
If you want to read more Tolstoy and are looking for shorter works that might be more approachable than say, "War and Peace", I would highly recommend "The Confession". It's a short book, maybe a touch over 100 pages. In the text, Tolstoy struggles with his fate. He realizes that he is getting older and that he is on a one-way track to oblivion.
He likens this to a man who is holding onto a vine suspended within a pit. Above him, there is a beast as there is below him. He holds onto this vine for dear life and sustains himself on honey that he is able to eat while grasping onto this vine. He notices two mice; one dark and one light circling around the pit and gnawing away at the vine. These mice symbolize day and night.
Tolstoy tries to find meaning in science, etc. but is unable to find any satisfactory meaning to keep him sustained and alive. I won't say anymore or spoil the ending, but I think people read this book and come away from it with different impressions. As someone who also loves Russian writers, this is probably one of my favorite books of all time. Highly recommended!
Speaking of plays, “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead” by Tom Stoppard is an excellent, strange extension of Hamlet where the two characters come to grips with their role as fictional characters in Hamlet. Lots of interesting discussions on the nature of fiction, existentialism, as well as some broader philosophical issues. It’s also very funny. Stoppard has a lot of plays which are more philosophical like this - I’ve read “Arcadia” and seen “The Hard Problem,” but R & G is the one I’ve always thought was best.
I love short books and enjoyed this video! Thank you for sharing Revelations of Divine Love. I like to read writing on illness, and it sounds fascinating.
Two short books that impressed me that I haven't seen shared here yet are Passing by Nella Larsen and A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry. I thought I knew what the latter was going to be about when I picked it up, but it explored so much more in such a short space. I want to reread it from each character's point of view!
I love short books! And Frankenstein, Ivan Ilych, Animal Farm, and Godot are great recommendations that I’ve read. I’ll have to check out Julian of Norwich and the others, frankly I hadn’t even heard of them.
Here are some additional recommendations: Kafka’s Metamorphosis, Lucretius Nature of Things, Jack London Call of the Wild, James Turn of the Screw, Euripides Medea or Bacchae, Chekhov The Duel, Steinbeck Of Mice and Men, Hemingway Old Man and the Sea, Solzhenitsyn One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, Camus The Stranger, Eliot Silas Marner, Stevenson Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Wells Time Machine, Twain Mysterious Stranger, Voltaire Candide, and any book in the Bible starting with Genesis.
Edit (sorry I can't help myself) - a few more short book recommendations from off of my shelf. Plato's Apology, John Hersey Hiroshima, Thomas Paine Common Sense, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, The Futurological Congress by Stanislaw Lem, Conrad Heart of Darkness, Wharton Ethan Frome, Carl Jung The Undiscovered Self, and just to wrap up with something fun but incredibly insightful, The Sneetches by Dr. Seuss!
Nice! I also liked Conrad's "An Outpost of Progress."
@@greyone40 Conrad wrote a lot of great short fiction, that’s one I haven’t read but End the Tether is an absolute gem.
@@scp240 Thank you. I am going to look for that one.
I am surprised that you haven't read more Tolstoy. I credit Tolstoy for making it easy for me to read Crime and Punishment.
One of Tolstoy's shorts that is really interesting is "God Sees the Truth, But Waits."
Thanks for your thoughts and suggestions.
A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, blew my 10th grade mind. Worth the short read.
I was about to comment about this book. I think it’s the only book I ever actually read in two days. It’s a great piece of Socialist Realism
Same for me. Solzhenitsyn took a young inquisitive kid and turned me into a hardcore cynic overnight. Brilliant, powerful book.
«Animal Farm» was deeply, deeply unsettling to me. It shook me to the point that I get cold shivers just thinking about it 😬
Many of the Shakespeare plays are what might be considered small books that can be read in a day; A winter's tale, Othello, Hamlet etc.
Great list! I'll have to check out the Julian of Norwich book!
We appreciate your recommendations. We hope to see more content like this.
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That was fun! I read The death of Ivan Ilytch in January, and Frankenstein and Animal Farm are on my tbr. That made me feel good 😄
I’ll definitely add some of these to my reading list.
The last books I read in a day were Abolition of Man by Lewis and The Old Man and the Sea by Hemingway. A contemporary book that nearly made that list is The Life We’re Looking for by Andy Crouch. Another good book of similar length is Leisure: The Basis of Culture by Josef Pieper.
I read Death of Ivan Ilyich on the train from New York to Boston and arrived at my destination literally a changed person
Loved the range of options!
I don’t have the page counts on all of these books, but these are the books I like to travel with. If I’m on a plane, at least three of these are in my carry-on bag:
Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Not really a huge fan of the book anymore, but I was when I read it in High School. I should probably reread it to see if I still don’t like it.)
Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
Kingdom for the Kingless by Craig A. Smith (it’s probably time for a reread of this one, come to think of it.)
Through Painted Deserts by Donald Miller (not as well known as Blue Like Jazz, but I think it’s my favorite of his.)
I am a working mom who loves to read, so thank you soo much for this list! For some reason, I prefer reading in English than in Portuguese, the language seems to flow easily... : )
I have been reading a lot of books that are 600+ pages. I have been looking for some shorter stories to get through. This list is much appreciated!
The Death of Ivan Ilyich was life changing. I wish I read it when I was younger..
I'm currently reading plays by Jean-Paul Sartre, which can easily be read in a day. I got this book (with "The Flies" and "Dirty Hands") from a book exchange and wasn't expecting anything, but I really love it.
No Exit is phenomenal. Highly recommend it
Big up on the Paul Kingsnorth shout! Supremely readable book. Even more listenable guy!
Great video ... Keep on the good work Sir .
Thanks for these recommendations! I will definitely be adding to my reading list.
As you mention other Philosophy Podcasts-I'd love to see a video or talk about the Podcasts you listen to. Or perhaps the blogs you follow, RSS subs, etc.
Ionesco's play Rhinoceros might be a good companion piece to Animal Farm and is certainly relevant today. The Epic of Gilgamesh can be read in under an hour, one of the oldest existing works of literature as well as one of the best. Also, just listened to Simon Armitage read his translation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight which comes in at under two and half hours, would highly recommend.
The Burnout Society is near the top of my to read pile. Just read Capitalism and the Death Drive and have become enamored with Han. I find his diagnostic ability impeccable, and the intersection of his analyses with Christian theology is endlessly fascinating to me.
I read Frankenstein in AP LIT in HS...it was nose dive into reading my first book I truly loved. I consumed Romanticism novels for years after that.
Great variety of selections!
Great video, and I love the encouragement to read by making it accessible via book length without sacrificing the variety or quality! For short book recs, I also go with both of Flannery O'Connor's novels. Absolutely incredible what she can pack into such a short length! This is especially true for any of her short stories, though a collection of them is a massive book. Other than that, for a solid, quick sci-fi, I love Sleep Donation by Karen Russell. Builds a great world on some pressing themes in a nice novella.
The Death Of Ivan Ilyich (and other Tolstoy writings) and 1984 are already added to my 2024 TBR Bucket 😁
If I may add on the list, that others could find interesting, I would recommend:
(1) Man's Search For Meaning (Viktor Frankl)
(2) Modern Man In Search Of A Soul (Carl Jung)
(3) When Christmas Comes (Andrew Klavan)
These are some of my favorite short books I read last year and this year. Hope this helps!
I think I found a Jordan Peterson fan
@@andrewunthank3521 Haha. Thank you, brother. I find Jordan Peterson so interesting.
Great video, Jared! My favorite short book recommend is always “Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption”. It’s truly an exceptional novella and one can read it in a few hours. It reads like a free Morgan Freeman audiobook if you’ve seen the movie!
I lied it also. I am finishing "It" by KIng now. Obviously, totally different books. It is a Supernatural Book, while Shankshaw Redemption is one of King's non Supernatural or Science Fiction Books.. ONe similiarity is that both have themes about the Power of Friendship. I think "It" is a little long for me. It gets off into a lot of digressions. I prefer the Brevity of Shankshaw Redemptoin.
Thanks for the video, Jared! Having a grumpy day, this cheered me up! I really want to read more Russian lit too. I will look more into Paul Kingsnorth's work. I think I heard him on an interview with Jonathan Pageau who I find super interesting.
Oh my gosh I just finished the same version of Tolstoy's short stories!!! The Master and Man was my favorite!
Great video. Gotta what out for those sound issues though.
Oh yes just when I needed it. I just finished my last book The Kite runner. Very appreciate this list 😊
Would you make a video about escaping nihilsm and finding a conviecing meaning of life and reason to get up in the morning
❤ Thank you for the recommendation.
Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities explores what we can know and what we can discuss with others using Kublai Khan and Marco Polo
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Anthem by Ayn Rand
The Pearl by John Steinbeck
The problem with Frankenstein is a whole lot of people have seen the movie (Hollywood nonsense aka the male POV) and have not read the book (female writer female POV). The book is VERY different from the movie. When I read the book it read very modern; it could have been written in the late 20th century. Once I read the book I never watched the movie again. Regarding your comment about your teacher and Waiting for Godot, why say "......she could see something in me maybe that she didn't quite understand...." How do you know that, what she couldn't understand?
Tolstoy's Resurrection was a good read for me.
Frankenstein in a day! It was highly impossible for me. I took quite some time. Yes Mary Shelley's writing is commendable and it's worth your time but for a slow reader a single day for completing the novel seems like an ordeal.
You Must Read " The Light of Truth " ( Satyarth Prakash original Hindi language book , Light of truth is English translation) and An Introduction to the commentary on the Vedas (Rigvedadi-Bhashya-Bhumika) By Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati of Arya samaj , Great books for Understanding Indian Vedic Philosophy.
I would recommend, The Bridge of San Luis Rey, by Thornton Wilder.
It’s a beautifully written short story about love and fate and god’s will.
Two added to my TBR.
Love your videos!
Chess Story - Zweig
Me impresiona lo mucho que me influencia este sujeto en mis lecturas. Yo agregaría Letters to a Young Poet de Rilke. Saludos desde Argentina.
The last "BOOK" (not novella) that I read in day was "Submission" by Michel Houllebucq..even slow read can read "The Old Man and the Sea" in a long afternoon.
I own some of these but haven't read them yet, so I will definitely be doing that! I would add The Stranger by Albert Camus to the list of books you can read in a day.
If on a winter's night a traveler by Primo Levi BEST INTRO OF ANY BOOK EVER rest not far behind
Notes from the underground Fydor Dostoevsky, heart of darkness Joseph Conrad , Crying of Lot 49 Thomas Pynchon. All can be read in a day.
Thanks for this great list 😊
I'd recommend When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamín Labatut and Letters to a Young Poet by Rilke.
Elder Race (Adrian Tchaikovsky) was pretty fun to read.
I would recommend Sun & Steel by Yukio Mishima. It's only around 100 pages but it's dense and so much to chew on and think about
Seeing the revelations recommendation got me thinking that you should play the game pentiment, I don't assume you're the biggest gamer on this platform but I'm sure you'll find as much enjoyment on its discussion on theology and history as I did
I'd recommend reading "Rose Blanche" by Ian McEwan, which is a graphic novel set in World War II. It's so heartbreaking.
Secondly, I believe everyone should read "This is Water" by David Foster Wallace. Awesome speech.
I appreciate this video. I want to offer another vote for Notes from Underground by Dostoevsky.
Mary Shelley may have been a teenager when she wrote Frankenstein, but Stan Lee was 39 when he created Spider-Man. We're not failures yet, bro.
NO LONG HUMAN - 120 pages
SCHOOLGIRL - 100 pages
Osamu Dazai is one of the most influential Japanese authors of all time. All his books are super short, profound and absolute classics
Hi, Jared. Do you mind telling me what brand frames you are wearing? Also, great content.
Frankenstein? In one day? Good luck...
Lol my thoughts as well. Have just finished it but took me more than a week but then again with three kids and a farm my time is quite limited. Nevertheless greatly enjoyed the book with its exquisite descriptions etc.
The Last of the Mohicans by J.F Cooper is a pretty short read and really good.
Have you read any Fredrick Bachman? He has some phenomenal novels! I especially suggest *Anxious People* and his *Beartown* series.
The Children's Story by James Clavell can be read in less than an hour and the last sentence in the book is quite chilling
Only too prescient
You’ll enjoy Khalil Gibran “The Prophet”.....a wise and beautiful little book....
Could you make a video about super long books and invite people to introduce such books and write about their experiences with them? By the long books I mean books like "A la recherche du temps perdu" or "The Story of Civilization".
Thanks ❤
I remember a book on a video you made called the Orthodox Jew (I think 😅). Do you read a wide spectrum of religious books? If so I would like to see a selection of books in that theme. As someone who is not religious but does consider themselves spiritual I would like to see what you can recommend on giving me a nice look into said religion without be the Bible or Quran.
I would recommend The picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde .. talks about art and aestheticism philosophy
Hey Jared, I just saw your video about the 7 philosophy books for beginners. I wanted to ask is there a video(s) or like free uni courses that you'd recommend cause reading all those books might take some time plus I tend to like videos more than books. P.S. I'm a self learner.
Love the channel, and love the new things for me on this list. I would offer, particularly for someone of a philosophical bent, Effortless Mastery by Kenny Werner. I've bought and given away 8-10 copies of that book over the years to folks, because it's such a powerful work. As a thinker, writer, creator, I believe, if you're not familiar with it, it will offer value for your time. Cheers!
Recently I read Collected stories by Nickolai Gogol and found it excellent...
BECKETT YES YES YES💚💚💚
movie Morphine 2008, great adaptation of the Bulgakov story.
What do you think about Of Mice & Men? or the other shorter works by John Steinbeck? (I've only read Of mice & men and The Pearl) I am contemplating to read East of Eden, but I don't know if it would feel relevant or important to me, because I'm not american.
I know all of these books would take me a week
Jared would you consider a making video (or would anyone be willing to reply with their thoughts) similar to this one with titles they would recommend to younger readers?
It depends on how young but animal farm is certainly suitable for anyone older than 13 or so. The old man and the sea by Hemingway is great, Stephen kings “the Body” is a great coming of age novel with some interesting themes in it. For children I highly recommend “the little prince” but adults and older kids would get a lot out of that one too
you can but should you do it in one day?) For example I read Frankenstein along with biography of author and story of Golem . it took longer time but was very enriching
Herland by Lillian Perkins Gilman
Charlotte Perkins Gilman (also the author of The Yellow Wallpaper)
Do you have a particular translation that you can recommend for Dostoevsky and Tolstoy?
Absolutely gorgeous
Would you be willing to do a video on Politics and the English Language?
Damn dude, go read all three of Tolstoy’s novels… all of then are towering masterpieces.
Frankenstein is definitely science fiction.
You're like a cute/ contemporary version of Gandalf
The old man and sea by Hemmingway
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0:40 if it's about science experiments - it's sure science fiction.
The Stranger!