Chuck Klosterman's Reading List

The cultural critic and author, most recently, of the story collection “Raised in Captivity” also says that he trusts librarians’ literary opinions: “They have no agenda and plenty of free time.”

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By the Book: Chuck Klosterman (2019)

NYT By the Book column (2019-07-18).

Source: www.nytimes.com

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

Yuval Noah Harari · 2011 · Buy on Amazon

"it ended up being the best reading experience I've had in at least 10 years. Harari writes about complicated things with unbelievable clarity, and I don't think I've ever experienced a book where the author so often makes bold, original arguments that (somehow) immediately seem self-evident."

Guns, Germs, and Steel

Jared Diamond · 1997 · Buy on Amazon

"Diamond's book won the Pulitzer in 1998 and is (probably) a little more respected, simply because it's more rigorous and the style is more academic. And while that book is also undeniably excellent."

The Fourth Dimension: Toward a Geometry of Higher Reality

Rudy Rucker · Buy on Amazon

"It still informs the way I think about almost everything."

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