Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2019-09-05
Books mentioned on Episode 100 Special Edition Q&A - #100
Jonny & Yusef join me for a special edition Q&A to celebrate 100 episodes of Modern Wisdom. Expect to learn...
Chris Williamson recommended 1984 by George Orwell, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, The Stranger, The Plague (Coles Notes) by Albert Camus, and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. Also mentioned: The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus and Needful Things by Stephen King.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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1984
1984 by George Orwell is a classic dystopian novel exploring totalitarianism, surveillance, political tribalism, and the systematic control of information.
Recommended“so 1984 George Orwell like really good easy read a lot of implications that you can if you're a bit of a self development sort of buff that you can take and apply to your own life”
Where to get it
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The Alchemist
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is a celebrated philosophical novel about a young Andalusian shepherd named Santiago who travels across the desert in search of a hidden Egyptian treasure, ultimately discovering his true personal legend.
Recommended“at the Alchemist Paulo Coelho great novel”
Where to get it
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The Stranger, The Plague (Coles Notes)
The Stranger by Albert Camus is a foundational philosophical novel that explores themes of existentialism, absurdism, and alienation through the experiences of its protagonist, Meursault.
Recommended“so Albert Camus the stranger written by someone whose mum was deaf and he was brought up in it in echo like really weird like silent environment”
Where to get it
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The Myth of Sisyphus
The Myth of Sisyphus is a 1942 philosophical essay by Albert Camus exploring the concept of the absurd and the meaning of human existence through the mythological tale of a man condemned to roll a boulder up a hill for eternity.
Discussed“so Albert Camus the stranger written by someone whose mum was deaf and he was brought up in it in echo like really weird like silent environment and you can feel that in his writing”
Where to get it
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Brave New World
Aldous Huxley's Brave New World is a chilling dystopian masterpiece that envisions a technologically advanced future society sustained by pharmacological distraction, engineered conformity, and the systematic eradication of deep human emotion and critical thought.
Recommended“very good brave new world”
Where to get it
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Needful Things
Needful Things by Stephen King is a dark horror novel that explores human greed, temptation, and the psychological unraveling of a small Maine town manipulated by a demonic shopkeeper.
Recommended“I think I watch films more than uh okay needful things by Stephen King Why did you”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“I read like the Harry Potter books”
“I read like the Philip Pullman's stuff they were good behind my house it's dark materials”
“deep work”
“apparently the big short book I've just heard this right is fantastic”