The books people recommended

2023-08-16 · 235 points · 61 comments · 9 books named by at least one person here and at least 3 people overall. The number on the left is how many people named it in this thread.

3The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day
Kazuo Ishiguro
3 here · 13 all-time · #491 overall
Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 29,067 ratings on Amazon
1
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Robert Pirsig
1 here · 193 all-time · #5 overall
Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 13,921 ratings on Amazon
1
The Lord of the Rings
J.R.R. Tolkien
1 here · 114 all-time · #18 overall
Buy on Amazon4.9 out of 5, 14,620 ratings on Amazon
1
Siddhartha
Hermann Hesse
1 here · 97 all-time · #31 overall
Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 18,150 ratings on Amazon
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1984
George Orwell
1 here · 94 all-time · #34 overall
Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 126,118 ratings on Amazon
1The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Stephen Covey
1 here · 30 all-time · #186 overall
Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 20,573 ratings on Amazon
1The Idea Factory
The Idea Factory
Jon Gertner
1 here · 19 all-time · #333 overall
Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 1,862 ratings on Amazon
1Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go
Kazuo Ishiguro
1 here · 6 all-time · #1102 overall
1The Two Towers
The Two Towers
J.R.R. Tolkien
1 here · 5 all-time · #1373 overall