A Novel (Vintage International)
by Haruki Murakami
Recommended by Matt Mullenweg
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Science Fiction, and Fantasy.
'A narrative particle accelerator that zooms between Wild Turkey Whiskey and Bob Dylan, unicorn skulls and voracious librarians, John Coltrane and Lord Jim. Science fiction, detective story and postmodern manifesto all rolled into one riproaring novel, HardBoiled Wonderland and the End of the World is the tour de force that expanded Haruki Murak...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Science Fiction, and Fantasy.
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Consider The Republic by Plato. Recommended by 10 sources.
“Plato stages an extended Socratic conversation that moves from concrete questions about justice into broad proposals about an ideal city, the structure of the soul, and what counts as reality and knowledge. Reading alternates brisk question-and-answer snippets with long, cumulative demonstrations that reward careful attention and annotation. Main value: a wealth of thought experiments for testing political and ethical intuitions. Main limitation: repetitive refutations, long policy sketches and dense metaphysical passages can feel abstruse and slow; patience and some philosophical background help.”
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