What should we read after the Metamorphosis?

[Simon]

Last time we chose a book by poll, which I'd like to do again. But first we need some options to put in the poll! So what books could Dan and I read and would make for interesting discussion?

[Hussah]

A brief history of time by Stephen hawking

[Jack]

A little life - Hanya Yanagihara, I'm suggesting this book for no other reason that it is next in my reading pile and looks really interesting!

[Danielle]

I vote for a little life as well!

[Alex]

Firstly, hello I'm a new member from Belgium, and I love your videos, Simon! I hope that you'll manage YouTube with your work :)
I'm gonna recommend :
- Catch-22, book I'm actually reading
- 1984 by Orwell, or Brave New World by Huxley
- The Stranger by Camus (I had exam on this bad boy)

[Sam]

The Humans by Matt Haig

[Pim]

The Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger

[Sevin]

The Catcher in the Rye, 1984, Brave New World, Catch-22 and The Stranger all sound amazing.

Also, perhaps "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro. Or "The Perfume" by Patrick Süskind.

(Only fiction, I know. I'm terrible.)

[Josh]

The Stranger, I asked for it on the YT but lots of others seem to want to read it too.

[Isabelle]

The Stranger sounds good. Catch-22 has been siting on my nightstand but I haven't read it yet.

[Silky]

Greetings from Oregon, USA! Hi Simon!

The girl on the train.

[Valerie]

The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck
A Brief History of Time - Stephen Hawking
Bad Science -Ben Goldacre

[Josh]

Also have to agree with Hussah, A brief history of time by Stephen hawking. Been wanting to read it for a while.

[Ellie]

Just something short please - I've only just started reading Sapiens and I'm listening to Metamorphosis (we studied the play in GCSE drama and I didn't hate it but I think I just got bored of it - the stage play in London was amazing thought)!
Maybe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy? Xx

[Thamiya]

Valerie wrote: "The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck
A Brief History of Time - Stephen Hawking
Bad Science -Ben Goldacre"

My vote for both Brief History of Time and Grapes of Wrath

[Michael]

1984
Brave new world
The God Delusion

[Meryem]

I vote for The stranger and A Brief History of Time.

[Anurag]

Osamu Dezai - No longer Human

[Marina]

Thinking fast and slow by Daniel kahneman :)

[Jack]

The Blood Never Dried (2nd Edition) by John Newsinger ☺️

[Jack]

Homo Deus...Sapiens part two / return of the sapiens / war of the sapiens / the sapiens awaken

[Simon]

OK guys Imma make a poll - get your voting clicks ready!

[Lawrence]

Little prince A Brief History of Time, On the Origin of Species

[Daniel]

Thinking fast and slow by daniel kahneman
Introduction to Mathematical Thinking by keith devlin

[Michael]

Thinking fast and slow looks so good, should definitely read that at some point

[Snehil]

The tipping point by Malcom gladwell or outliers by Malcom gladwell

[Mex]

Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson

[Alex]

The Gene by Sidartha Mukerjee a great book on the history and future of genetics.

Sidartha Mukerjee is a Pulitzer winning author and a Rhodes scholars whose last book, cancer the emperor of all maladies, which was made into an amazing Ken burns docu-series, is listed as one of the most influential books of all time by time mag.

[Alex]

(Sorry about the terrible grammar in the last post)

[Mohammed]

I'm experiencing some issues with the site.
Would someone please help me?

[Maryam]

The unseen world by Liz Moore
Anything Robin Hobb writes!!
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche

[Ojas]

The Gene by Siddhartha Mukherjee

[Wioyo]

I recommend Fiela's Child, I just finished reading it for english and it was really really good!

Now I'm not good at summaries so I'll skip out on that part, but the book deals with issues such as racism, and identity crises and all of that

[Erika]

Is the poll still open?

If it is, I'd like to throw in my hat for Americanah by Chimimanda Ngozi Adichie, a (really) fantastic and thought-provoking book!

Otherwise A Brief History of Time :D

[Yasmine]

Do no harm - Henry marsh or complications - Atul Gawande or potentially when breath becomes air - Paul kalanithi ( however this one is particularly tear jerking but incredible nonetheless) all incredibly written and thought provoking books which I would recommend to anyone

[Yasmine]

Do no harm - Henry marsh or complications - Atul Gawande or potentially when breath becomes air - Paul kalanithi ( however this one is particularly tear jerking but incredible nonetheless) all incredibly written books which I would recommend to anyone

[Foufitaa]

Hey everyone. I'm new here and I'd luck to start with you, so I go for a brief history of time :D

[Riz]

Let's read an Austen or Bronte novel, please!! Pretty please? :D

Jane Eyre or Sense & Sensibility.

We can also pick up any other novel from the classics genre.

[Will]

Kitchen Literacy by Ann Vileisis

[Luc]

I'd like to propose Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Survive by Jared Diamond

[Michael]

Luc wrote: "I'd like to propose Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Survive by Jared Diamond"
I agree

[Jessica]

Also in favor of a Stephen Hawking's a brief history of time (its been sitting on my bookshelf and I've been meaning to get to it) currently tackling BOTH of Sapiens and aHuxley's Brave New World upon Simon's recommendation :)

[Daniela]

Brave New World.

[Fabian]

I'm up for multiple books already mentioned (thinking fast and slow is one of my highest regarded books, 1984 I'd think most have already read, Hitchhiker's Guide is just insane fun, A Brave New World I still have to finally get some time).

But for something else, how about Waking Up by Sam Harris? Tackling a topic of spirituality from a scientific point of view (e.g. the effects of meditation on the brain), leaving out all the mumbo jumbo. Fairly short book, insanely well written and clear as can be.

[Rasmus]

I'm going to give some book recomendations of books that i've not read yet but i'd like to read!
1. The Universe in Your Hand: A Journey Through Space, Time, and Beyond
2.Morning Star (Red Rising, #3)
By Brown, Pierce *
3.Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?

[Emilio]

Dune from Frank Herbert

[Mimi]

Hi Simon...found your YouTube today and joined your Goodreads group. When do you post the book TBR? Is it a read each month? Loving your vids.
Thanks
Rosie
Melbourne, Australia

[Akshay]

When Breath Becomes Air - Paul Kalanithi

[Mimi]

Thanks, Akshay...is that the book we are to read? I have it on reserve at the library. Is this for MArch? Do we review as a group in April?
Kind regards
Rosie