Episode · The Rubin Report · 2023-05-14
Books mentioned on LIVE IN BUDAPEST: What We Can Learn from the Old World | Dave Rubin | POLITICS | Rubin Report
Dave Rubin discussed 1984 by George Orwell and Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. Also mentioned: Cloud Atlas by David Stephen Mitchell.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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1984
1984 by George Orwell is a classic dystopian novel that explores totalitarianism, surveillance, state control, and the manipulation of truth.
Discussed“this is dystopian I mean this is 1984 level stuff where they they want to take your children from you”
Where to get it
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Ready Player One
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline is a science fiction novel set in a dystopian future where people escape their harsh reality by logging into an expansive, 1980s pop-culture-infused virtual reality world called the OASIS.
Discussed“why would you want to follow Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook into you know basically into Ready Player one if any of you saw the movie or read the book”
Where to get it
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Cloud Atlas
Cloud Atlas by David Stephen Mitchell is an intricate, multi-layered novel that weaves together interconnected stories across different time periods and genres.
Recommended“it was a Tom Hanks movie that more people should have seen with Halle Berry Cloud Atlas did many of you see that it is an absolutely wonderful sci-fi movie”
Where to get it
