Kosmos - Witold Gombrowicz L' Amour - Marguerite Duras The Blind - Maurice Maeterlinck The Place - Mario Levrero Bartleby, The Scrivener - Melville Urien's Voyage - André Gide Yes - Thomas Bernhard A Man Asleep -Georges Perec Three Tales - Gustave Flaubert Pig Tales, A novel of lust and transformation - Marie Darrieussecq A friend and me have a small book club in which we read only sub 150 pages books. These are some of the Top Picks from our 100+ read books list, if you like unusual books with a philosophical undertone that is....
Heart of a Dog by Mikhail Bulgakov (the author of The Master and Margarita) is another great short read. It's a sci-fi/comedy that satirised the Soviet political class.
Great recommendations, thanks. As another dad with very young kids, the struggle to finish books is real. My favorite "read in a day" book is probably The Death of Ivan Ilyich. I've gone back to that one multiple times over the years. I also read Hume's Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion in one sitting when I was in college. That one is an all-time great.
I just read Arthur Schnitzler's Dream Story (I think it has other title in English). 140 pages of a 1926 novel in Vienna. In 1999 (?) adapted by Stanley Kubrick as "Eyes Wide Shut". Impressive how the 1926 novel is remarkably similar to Kubrick's film.
As soon as you mentioned David Mitchell I had to drop a comment. Cloud Atlas is an all time favorite!! And really got me to think more deeply about my life and my relations with/obligations to the other people in it
Carmilla, by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu - strange, spicy origin of much of vampire fiction (25 years before Dracula, and only a mere 100 pages) The Peregrine, by J. A. Baker - as close to fiction as a non fiction book can be. Gorgeous prose, meditative ideas. A universal hit in my book club a few years ago. The Epic of Gilgamesh (NK Sandars translation for story, others for accuracy) - as old as it gets. 50 some pages of peering into the civilizations of countless millennia ago. Makes one realize we are all human, despite cultural and technological changes.
Thank you for these recommendations Jared! I read my first Le Guin short story this year, 'The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas,' and have already read it twice since my initial readthrough.
Short books! TRAIN DREAMS by Denis Johnson, ON VIOLENCE by Hannah Arendt, PASSIONATE NOMAD by Isabelle Eberhardt, NIGHT by Elie Wiesel, EINSTEINS DREAMS by Alan Lightman, BLUE FOX by Sjon, DREAMTIGERS by Borges, THE TAO OF POOH. Anything by J.M. Coetzee. Almost any poetry book (everyone should read more poetry).
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My favourite book of all times are the Peloponnesian war by Tucydides. I read it 3 years ago when i was 17 years old and liked everything about that book. The way in which the author writes is amazing to me.
A lovely little read is “Love That Dog” by Sharon Creech. I think it took me about an hour or two to read. It’s really simple, probably actually aimed at a teenage audience, but worth the read.
I always enjoy rereading The Prophet by Khalil Gibran as a means to overthink life without too much dense text. It's a short read and can even be read a few pages a day.
Thanks for the video, just added In Praise of Idleness to my tbr list. For a short book, I can recommend Chess by Stefan Zweig and We by Yevgeny Zamyatin (Clarence Brown / Translator)
I loved Breaking Bread with the Dead. I didn’t want to put it down. I love Alan Jacobs though😀. I was very lucky and got my copy gently used for 4 bucks!
On writers talking about their craft, Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud is one of my favorite examples. It’s a comic book about the medium of comics and it’s brilliant
The problem with westerns is that all people from the soviet union are called russians. Although the Strugatsky brothers had mixed origins, primarily Jewish.
Thank you for this list. Could you further explain what you meant by Elements of Style being wrong? I planned on reading it. Also, where did you buy those glasses? They look neat!
When I say it is wrong, I think mostly it is way too strict on what prose should look like. Lasch may be too, but too a much lesser degree. Dreyer’s English is also a good book, by the way.
hey jared amazing work man but why dont you teach philosophy you have a major in philosophy yourself i think it would be interesting to learn about your philosophy your opinion on philosophers and you in general i hope you think about it nice work btw man
Do you think reading Lasch's Plain Style is... useful for brazilian/portuguese writers? I think your recommendation is good, but i dont know if could bring like universal ideas about writing. If no, thats ok, not every book need to be to everyone lol.
@_jared How's home life going? U mentioned one time about wife and kid? Hope all is well brother. Hope your channel is doing good and u can do this FT. God bless.
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Finishing a book is its own special kind of dopamine hit.
For me the dopamine hit comes when I can mark the book as read on Goodreads.
Kosmos - Witold Gombrowicz
L' Amour - Marguerite Duras
The Blind - Maurice Maeterlinck
The Place - Mario Levrero
Bartleby, The Scrivener - Melville
Urien's Voyage - André Gide
Yes - Thomas Bernhard
A Man Asleep -Georges Perec
Three Tales - Gustave Flaubert
Pig Tales, A novel of lust and transformation - Marie Darrieussecq
A friend and me have a small book club in which we read only sub 150 pages books. These are some of the Top Picks from our 100+ read books list, if you like unusual books with a philosophical undertone that is....
Kafka's stories like The Metamorphosis, In the Penal Colony, The Judgment, A Hunger Artist, Josephine the Singer, etc. (speaking of weird fiction)
I have a book with his letters. That man is so interesting to me. 😊
Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino, absolutely delightful.
if not the best book ever, one of them.
It'd be a shame to read that in one day.
you underestimate me sir. these all look like one week books to me
ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges, the shorter editions are incredibly dense and beautifully written short stories.
"The Circular Ruins" is my favorite.
Heart of a Dog by Mikhail Bulgakov (the author of The Master and Margarita) is another great short read. It's a sci-fi/comedy that satirised the Soviet political class.
3 short recommendations
1) Heart of darkness - Joseph Conrad
2) Death of a salesman - Arthur Miller
3) Meditations - Marcus Aurelius
Meditations is certainly a book that could be read in a single sitting but should it be?
Exceptional point
Typhoon
How can you read meditations in a sitting? How long is your sitting then? 7 hours?
Takes me a day to read a single page from heart of darkness😊
“No Longer Human” by osamu dazai is also a short masterpiece.
First thing that came to mind.
Wow, I'm so glad you included Roadside Picnic on the list!
Thanks for the interesting video, greetings from Ukraine!
How is ukraine doing right now with russia? I heard they're getting fucking slaughtered.
Great recommendations, thanks. As another dad with very young kids, the struggle to finish books is real.
My favorite "read in a day" book is probably The Death of Ivan Ilyich. I've gone back to that one multiple times over the years. I also read Hume's Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion in one sitting when I was in college. That one is an all-time great.
I just read Arthur Schnitzler's Dream Story (I think it has other title in English). 140 pages of a 1926 novel in Vienna. In 1999 (?) adapted by Stanley Kubrick as "Eyes Wide Shut". Impressive how the 1926 novel is remarkably similar to Kubrick's film.
definitely want to read thx
That is funny. I started reading it three days ago. I am half way trough. So far, I am not sure if I like it ... but I will finish it definitely.
Really good book and film as well. If im not mistaken, it was the last Kubrick film before he pass
As soon as you mentioned David Mitchell I had to drop a comment. Cloud Atlas is an all time favorite!! And really got me to think more deeply about my life and my relations with/obligations to the other people in it
Carmilla, by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu - strange, spicy origin of much of vampire fiction (25 years before Dracula, and only a mere 100 pages)
The Peregrine, by J. A. Baker - as close to fiction as a non fiction book can be. Gorgeous prose, meditative ideas. A universal hit in my book club a few years ago.
The Epic of Gilgamesh (NK Sandars translation for story, others for accuracy) - as old as it gets. 50 some pages of peering into the civilizations of countless millennia ago. Makes one realize we are all human, despite cultural and technological changes.
Becky Chambers Monk and Robot (2 book series so far) are short and amazing books!
Thank you for these recommendations Jared! I read my first Le Guin short story this year, 'The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas,' and have already read it twice since my initial readthrough.
Short books! TRAIN DREAMS by Denis Johnson, ON VIOLENCE by Hannah Arendt, PASSIONATE NOMAD by Isabelle Eberhardt, NIGHT by Elie Wiesel, EINSTEINS DREAMS by Alan Lightman, BLUE FOX by Sjon, DREAMTIGERS by Borges, THE TAO OF POOH. Anything by J.M. Coetzee. Almost any poetry book (everyone should read more poetry).
I comment on all of your videos I watch, whether or not I have any relevant thoughts or questions, just to help boost you through the algorithms. This is one of those times, not thoughts, just enjoyed another a great video, that I want more people to see. ♥️
That's so kind of you!
I've just finished Lessons in Stoicism and highlighted the hell out of it. So full of important thoughts and ways to improve.
Perfect timing. Looking for a book or two I can take to Korea with me and read on public transit.
Thank you for these recommendations! Always love a quick but impactful read.
My favourite book of all times are the Peloponnesian war by Tucydides. I read it 3 years ago when i was 17 years old and liked everything about that book. The way in which the author writes is amazing to me.
Just added all of these to my Goodreads "Want to Read" list. Thank you. They all sound fascinating.
I really enjoy your videos. Thankyou.
Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
Yes!
A lovely little read is “Love That Dog” by Sharon Creech. I think it took me about an hour or two to read. It’s really simple, probably actually aimed at a teenage audience, but worth the read.
Thank you for sharing. I am still a big fan of. Octavia Butler's work.
Another great video 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 I'm following the book tips, keep it up
On a similar theme to In Praise of Idleness (and also quite short) is Leisure: The Basis of Culture by Josef Pieper, which I'd highly recommend.
the roadside picnic novela is literally thee greatest scifi book of all time.
I'll have to try that Russel as well as Breaking Bread with the Dead. Good recs
Yay! Thank you!
The outsider by Albert Camus
Epictetus' "Enchiridion" is also quite short and can be read in a day. I'll add Victor Frankl's "Man's Search For Meaning"
I agree that there is a difference between ancient and modern stoicism mainly just adapting to the change of times
I always enjoy rereading The Prophet by Khalil Gibran as a means to overthink life without too much dense text. It's a short read and can even be read a few pages a day.
Thanks for the video, just added In Praise of Idleness to my tbr list. For a short book, I can recommend Chess by Stefan Zweig and We by Yevgeny Zamyatin (Clarence Brown / Translator)
Would love to see your updated top 10 fantasy series/book list (as you did with sci-fi) to see if anything changed...
I loved Breaking Bread with the Dead. I didn’t want to put it down. I love Alan Jacobs though😀. I was very lucky and got my copy gently used for 4 bucks!
Hi Jared, I really enjoyed this video. I would love to know what books you are reading to your son.
The Georgics - Virgil
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics - Carlo Rovelli
The Lessons of History (Durants) is ~120, really packed pages.
On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder, also ~120 pages, if someone wants a more political vibe.
On writers talking about their craft, Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud is one of my favorite examples. It’s a comic book about the medium of comics and it’s brilliant
Great recommendations thanks! (and one by Leguine I didn't know, wow!) ❤
Could you do a video on some list of important academic papers (for instance texts like 'what is it like to be a bat?' or 'the end of history'?)
Good video. Thank you
Mrs Dalloway
Notes from Underground
Bartley the Scrivener
Joyde Carol Oates - "On Boxing"
Greetings from Germany
Books by Byung-Chul Han
HeLLO 🗣️ 🙌 His books are short and brilliant. One of the most bright modern philosopher
Damn man! Looking good!! Haven’t watched u in like a year and you’ve lost of weight!
Organ grinder by alan fishbone
Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler. A story of an Old Bolshevik caught-up in the machinery of the Moscow Trials.
The problem with westerns is that all people from the soviet union are called russians. Although the Strugatsky brothers had mixed origins, primarily Jewish.
Thank you for this list. Could you further explain what you meant by Elements of Style being wrong? I planned on reading it.
Also, where did you buy those glasses? They look neat!
When I say it is wrong, I think mostly it is way too strict on what prose should look like. Lasch may be too, but too a much lesser degree.
Dreyer’s English is also a good book, by the way.
hey jared amazing work man but why dont you teach philosophy you have a major in philosophy yourself i think it would be interesting to learn about your philosophy your opinion on philosophers and you in general i hope you think about it nice work btw man
i love this community
I own at lest 60 books that I haven't finished. My ADHD is legendary. Can you suggest any books on Epicurus's ideas on a good life?
Do you think reading Lasch's Plain Style is... useful for brazilian/portuguese writers? I think your recommendation is good, but i dont know if could bring like universal ideas about writing.
If no, thats ok, not every book need to be to everyone lol.
@_jared How's home life going? U mentioned one time about wife and kid? Hope all is well brother. Hope your channel is doing good and u can do this FT. God bless.
Hi Jared, what do think is better as fantasy, earthsea books or his dark materials?
Earthsea
Earthsea. it's not even a contest
8:11 appeal to authority
no Borges, no Montaigne?
Which book by AA Long did you particularly like?
Hellenistic Philosophy: Stoics, Epicureans, Sceptics
@@_jared thank you!!! And thanks for the great videos!
It is so weird for me to hear that Strugatsky and Solaris are weird sci fiction ))))))))
Only novel I finished in a day is
"The Little Prince"
LoL
👀 I see you hhkb
It is the best keyboard.
The Hong Kongers certainly appreciate UK colonial rule now ...
Irony is that UK is colonized now, not Hong Kong.
The Pigeon>Patrick Suskind
I have read a 500+ pages long book in a day.
You lost weight, good job
Little reminder: it's best not to comment on others weight if they haven't brought up the topic first. You never know if weight gain or loss was a goal for them. It might be caused by a sickness and believe me, it's very weird to get constantly praised for something that is actually ruining your health.
@@vorgebrauchschutteln3859 Interesting how you worry about someone’s health But if negativity is your strongest trait, keep going.
Hey Jared, really nice video ! I was wondering if I could help you with more Quality Editing in your videos and also make a highly engaging Thumbnail and also help you with the overall youtube strategy and growth ! Pls let me know what do you think ?