The german government gave everyone who turned 18 this year a gift card of 200€. The year is almost over and I have so much left. Could you maybe name your favourite books? I am very open to any genre but really like classics and stories with a philosophical touch.
Thank you!
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Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa;
The True Creator of Everything by Miguel Nicolelis;
Plant Revolution by Stefano Mancuso;
Mistborn first trilogy by Brandon Sanderson;
I’m not into classics. But I’m into a journey into self studying about everything.
I will not share long words from them, but these are my top of shelf books. The last one is a fantasy, but has a philosophical ending that could blow your mind. Musashi is a slow paced story from Japanese culture. If you like to be out of a box, this is a no brainer. Nicolelis and Mancuso are neuroscients, the first for humans, the second for plants. If you want something to philosophy about, these two will change your visions about us and our planet.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas
The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Tolstoy
1984 by Orwell
Man’s Search for a Meaning by Frankl
When Breathe Becomes Air by Kalanithi
Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky
Discourses by Epictetus (it’s a philosophy book, but changed my life)
The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky, An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro, A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami, The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera, The Three Body Problem trilogy by Cixin Liu, Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, The Beginning of Spring by Penelope Fitzgerald
Classic, with a philosophical touch — can’t go wrong with Vonnegut (if 20th century works not qualify as classics).
Slaughterhouse V is his most famous (and great), but I’d recommend Cats Cradle and God Bless You, Mr Rosewater as others to start with as well
• “Death In Her Hands”, by Ottessa Moshfegh. It’s one of my favorite works of fiction, the writer really nailed the psych of the character, really really good! You may think it’s a thriller or something like that cause of the title, but it’s kinda not, you gonna understand me if you pick it up.
• “Interpreter Of Maladies”, by Jhumpa Lahiri. It’s a short story collection that won the Pulitzer prize, in it has stories of Indian immigrants and Indian people, in this collection I have two of my favorite short stories ever, “A Temporary Matter” and “Sexy”, really recommend checking these out too.
Just FYI in case you don’t know: you don’t have to spend the money until the end of 2023, but within 12 month of your 18th birthday.