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1984
George Orwell
“one of the most impactful books ever written”
“1984 by George Orwell is one of the most impactful books ever written”— Lex Fridman
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The Plague
Albert Camus
“my favorite book”
“my favorite book Now by kamu is probably the plague and all of that has evolved”— Lex Fridman
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The Brothers Karamazov
Fyodor Dostoevsky
“this book means a lot to me”
“this book means a lot to me ... these books have been lifelong companions to me”— Lex Fridman
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The Stranger
Albert Camus
“the way in my teens when I read The Stranger by Camus was very different than it was in my 20s”— Lex Fridman
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The Idiot
Fyodor Dostoevsky
“I read the idiot several times I read Brothers karmazov both in English and Russian”— Lex Fridman
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Notes from Underground
Fyodor Dostoevsky
“not from underground I mean I loved Dostoyevsky and a lot of these books are just uh yes they are Classics”— Lex Fridman
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The Little Prince
Antoine de Saint-Exupery (inferred)
“on one week I had uh a little prince followed by brothers karamazov and people criticized”— Lex Fridman
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Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor Frankl (inferred)
“I I think man search for meaning there's a lot of books that explore this kind of question in the worst of conditions”— Lex Fridman
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Kindle
Amazon (inferred)
“what I do is I read about one hour a day of Kindle so on on the sort of in my eyes physical device”— Lex Fridman
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