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579 sats \ 4 replies \ @pajdo 27 Dec 2023 \ on: What was your favorite book of 2023? BooksAndArticles
I've read a bunch this year, some of my favs are

Fiction

  • Mandibles (Lionel Shriver)
  • Stoner (John Williams)
  • The Metamorphosis (Kafka)
  • The Stranger (Camus)
  • The Overcoat (Gogol)
  • Chess (Stefan Zweig)
  • How Much Land Does a Man Need (Tolstoy)
  • Notes from Underground (Dostoevsky)

Non-fiction:

  • Thank God for Bitcoin
  • Broken Money
  • A Random Walk Down Wall-Street
  • Psychology of Money
  • The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking
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184 sats \ 0 replies \ @jgbtc 27 Dec 2023
Impressive list.
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184 sats \ 0 replies \ @Coyote_Cosmico 27 Dec 2023
Great recommendations thank you. Man these book threads have me one-click buying a little too much! Just got 2 of these.
Anyone know a site where one could buy books with sats? Serious question.
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233 sats \ 1 reply \ @siggy47 28 Dec 2023
Stoner! Great novel. I had never heard of John Williams before. Next I read Augustus. Also fantastic. I discovered both this year. I know this will be unpopular, but John Williams is such a good writer that when I started The Mandibles right after the two Williams novels, her writing just paled in comparison. I obviously enjoyed the story, as any bitcoiner would. I just wish it was a better written novel. I'm assuming most people on SN will disagree.
I'm also a big fan of Notes From Underground. In fact, I mentioned it in my music territory post today.
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429 sats \ 0 replies \ @elvismercury 28 Dec 2023 freebie
The only way to disagree is to not have read John Williams. I've read them both and you're 100% right.
I'm both surprised and heartened, though, because literally zero people in my normie life have ever heard of this book :)
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