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Every book Joey Diaz recommended on podcasts
Joey Diaz appears as a guest on podcast episodes of The Joe Rogan Experience, where conversation frequently turns toward literature, writing habits, and notable historical figures. During these discussions, Diaz and Joe Rogan explore several well-known books across different genres. They examine Napoleon Hill's classic self-help book Think and Grow Rich after highlighting a memorable quote regarding adversity being the seed of equivalent benefit. Diaz also shares his enthusiasm for Stephen King, noting that he and Rogan both read King's practical guide On Writing. Within King's fiction catalog, Diaz talks extensively about Carrie, recalling the famous anecdote about how the author almost discarded the manuscript before his wife encouraged him to finish it, and he names Cujo alongside Carrie as his favorite Stephen King novels. Furthermore, Diaz touches upon other literary works during his podcast appearances, mentioning a small book about Havana recommended by a friend, and discussing Thomas Harris's novel The Silence of the Lambs in the context of writing styles and narrative pacing. Through these conversations, Diaz reveals a deep appreciation for storytelling, memoirs, and popular fiction.
Books recommended by Joey Diaz
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Carrie
Carrie by Stephen King is a horror novel about a troubled teenage girl with telekinetic powers who takes revenge on her cruel classmates at a high school prom.
Discussed“Could I read that? I think you turned me on to it. When I read that chapter on Kerry how he got written half a carry and threw it away and his wife found him finish it and it was about a girl with a paries of something crazy and like I was in shock. Great book. Kerry is a”
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Cujo
Cujo by Stephen King is a terrifying horror novel about a rabid Saint Bernard that traps a mother and her young son inside a disabled car.
Discussed“Right. Kerry and Kujo my favorite Stephen King books who”
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Life
Discussed“a friend of mine turned me onto a book named Havana life turned that was a small book a fascinating read”
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On Writing
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King is a bestselling hybrid of autobiography and practical advice for writers seeking to master the mechanics of storytelling.
Discussed“Stephen King dog is a [ __ ] crazy [ __ ]. We both read on writing. Yeah. We both did.”
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The Godfather
The Godfather by Mario Puzo is a classic crime novel detailing the rise and dynamics of the Corleone mafia family.
Discussed“so when this Mario Puzo was [ __ ] the book was tremendous they sent it to what's-his-name”
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The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris is a psychological thriller novel that pits an FBI trainee against an incarcerated serial killer and cannibal to catch another active murderer.
Discussed“you know you know writing has gone like when you read Silence of the Lambs right it's just plain writing but sometimes you read these books with the writers go a little too far with their [ __ ] it's just too much”
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Think and Grow Rich
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill is a foundational self-help and personal finance classic that outlines timeless principles for achieving wealth and success through mindset and perseverance.
Discussed“inside every seed of adversity is in and or inside every adversity is a seed of an equivalent benefit... Think and Grow Rich... Napoleon Hills book”
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Books Joey Diaz wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1448 - Joey Diaz | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2020-03-26 | 3 |
| #1190 - Joey Diaz | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2018-10-29 | 3 |
| Joe Rogan Experience #1095 - TJ English & Joey Diaz | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2018-03-26 | 1 |
| #1030 - Joey Diaz | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2017-10-27 | 2 |
Other mentions (7: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I watched that [ __ ] thing again a couple weeks ago The Green Mile whatever the green book you know that dude's in the South he [ __ ] wanted to go sing in the South they wouldn't let him [ __ ] they wouldn't put him in a green room they wouldn't let him perform in the eat”
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“and uh i just remember being a kid in the back seat reading garfield going i'm going to die like i'm going to die”
“I'm gonna [ __ ] your wife in the ass read the book or the book I can't believe it read the book”
“you know there's a funny line in Goodfellas when he goes how can I go to school with all that goody-goody [ _ ] and saluting the flag”
“he goes bring the eyeballs to this lady what sleepers sleepers is a movie about for Irish kids that lay there was”
“we're like what's that movie Lee allowed to Caprio catch me if you can that he was that good right”