Episode · Stuff You Should Know · 2023-08-08
Books mentioned on Dear Diary...
Diaries have been around for a long time. There are many famous ones, and tens of millions that will never see the light of day.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Meditations
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius is a profound collection of personal reflections and Stoic philosophy written by the Roman emperor during his reign.
Discussed“uh Marcus Aurelius the Roman Emperor got a little closer with his meditations because he did talk about things like here's how I'd like to uh I'd like to develop these character traits and cultivate these things in my life”
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The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu is widely celebrated as the world's first novel, originating in Japan during the 11th century.
Discussed“and from that tradition of kind of veering into fiction a little bit what's considered the first novel The Tale of the Genji uh came out in the 11th century”
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The pillow book
The Pillow Book by Sei Shōnagon is a classic collection of observations, lists, and musings written by a lady-in-waiting in Japan around the year 1000.
Discussed“so they wrote These pillow books there's also one called the pillow book and that was a specific book written by uh how would you pronounce s-e-i as a first name say say say uh Shona gun and that was made into a movie in 1986”
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The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde is a classic comedic play celebrated for its brilliant wit, biting social satire, and timeless epigrams.
Discussed“there's a very funny uh line and The Importance of Being Earnest when a character won't let another read their diary and she says it is simply a very young girls record of her own thoughts and Impressions and consequently meant for publication when it appears in volume form”
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The Artist's Way
The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron is a well-known self-help guide designed to unlock creativity and guide readers through artistic recovery.
Discussed“the artist's way a self-help book from 92 by Julia Cameron talked about morning Pages”
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“get this the entire Harry Potter series is just over a million words so he wrote about the the same amount of words as the entire all the books of Harry Potter by hand in less time than JK Rowling wrote them”
“George RR Martin yeah are they still mad at him Jesus people give him a break”