All Lex Fridman book recommendations.

Fiction

The Brothers Karamazov

by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1880

“I picked many books that I love and have re-read multiple times. They are not basic. They are profound.” source

Fiction

Crime and Punishment

by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1866

“People resist new technology, new ideas. As Dostoevsky opens Crime & Punishment with: "Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most." I think fear points the way toward progress.” source

Fiction

Demons

by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1872

“I picked many books that I love and have re-read multiple times. They are not basic. They are profound.” source

Fiction

Notes from Underground

by Fyodor Dostoevsky

“I picked many books that I love and have re-read multiple times. They are not basic. They are profound.” source

Fiction

The Stranger

by Albert Camus 1942

“"In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer." Albert Camus. I return to this quote often, and a lot recently, going through some rough challenges.” source

Fiction

The Plague

by Albert Camus 1948

“His key finding is that love and compassion, giving yourself fully to the love of other human beings and to one's community, is the only way to deal with suffering. It's a really profound story about love being the right response in a time of crisis.” source

Fiction

1984

by George Orwell 2003

“1984 by George Orwell is one of the most impactful books ever written. It has been used and misused throughout the years by all kinds of ideologues.” source

Fiction

Animal Farm

by George Orwell 1945

“I picked many books that I love and have re-read multiple times. They are not basic. They are profound.” source

Fiction

Siddhartha

by Hermann Hesse 1922

“I picked many books that I love and have re-read multiple times. They are not basic. They are profound.” source