My Fall Reading List

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Chapters
0:00 - Intro
0:45 - Anna Karenina
1:56 - Grapes of Wrath
2:43 - Under the Banner of Heaven
3:18 - Veritas
3:57 - Empire of Pain
4:33 - Vanderbilt
5:29 - The Essays: A Selection
6:01 - A Room of One's Own
6:42 - Facing Unpleasant Facts
8:04 - The Periodic Table
9:01 - Audible
10:36 - Conclusion

[@isakorion762]

Man we need a "YOU" part 2 about the books mentioned throughout season three!

[@Ericliaoo]

Going to add "The Periodic Table" on my own reading list, thanks for the suggestion!

[@thejohnfish]

It's a seriously amazing book, you won't regret it!

[@ektachhaila6958]

Sameee!

[@sulrandir]

Oneof the best modern italian authors. His masterpiece, Se questo è un uomo (if this is a man) is one of the deepest introspection on one man's experience of the second world war.

[@martinezsanchezjoshuadanto531]

@@thejohnfish John, are you a student diagnosed with AACC?

[@14xx07]

There’s way more readers into fantasy/sci-fi/frictions. It’s a rare find to have someone recommending biography/historical context/religious history/non-friction. Thank you for liking what you like and sharing them with us. ✨

[@theidiot6389]

I also read Anna Karenina this fall and honestly nobody describes the condition which is being human more eloquently then Tolstoy

[@1skycat1]

Dostoyevsky is up there, too. And I'm guessing by your username that you know what I'm talking about.

[@theidiot6389]

@@1skycat1 yep ✌️

[@getwithit4425]

Your Books Videos Is Everything !!!

[@Alina-op8wu]

I highly recommend another work of Primo Levi: If This Is a Man (published as Survival in Auschwitz in the US). The way he tells his story makes it very real. It’s a great book to educate yourself and others not on a facts level, but on a human and emotion level.

[@dianakarakulova2517]

Highly recommend "Idiot" and "Karamazon Brothers" by Dostoevsky

[@jerryfiore5818]

Greatly appreciate this video, John. You've sold me on _The Periodic Table_ which I'll do my best to find on CD at my local library. I'm normally just a SF/F geek, but in the almost 2 years I've been subscribed, here, I've delved into more general & non-fiction than I had in the last 30 years (I'm 57 now). I have a vision issue, as well as an arm issue from a stroke 5+ years ago, so audio books are easiest now. I mean this in the best way possible: You're my "man crush" - your positivity, passion and intelligence and what I always look for in my buds. In my youth, my late best friend (from "82 to '85) was a guy named Josh and you remind me of him, greatly. Thank you again!❤

[@bryannachambers7683]

I just listened to Allegedly and The Silent Patient this week. I'm reading Wings of Ebony and Jackpot. And those 3 books for my assignment. As well as a book for my African Lit class. It's a vibe.

[@samchau3476]

I really enjoy all the book-related content on this channel. I typically don't read a lot of nonfiction but you've brought a lot of them to my attention that does sound interesting. I'm definitely gonna pick up The Periodic Table now.

[@SakuRa-od2bl]

it is so satisfying to see the way the video has been divided into chapters. love all the content you put up. it's inspired me sometimes to keep reading on.

[@walkerschumann1895]

What a fascinating list! Sometimes I have trouble finding new, intriguing reading material...how is it that you seemingly always find something new and interesting to read?

[@stevensong8784]

He is a bibliophile

[@ahmadmohammed496]

never thought there was a problem of having nothing to read,always thought it was too much and that makes you unable to choose

[@sv3n1234]

Creating a goodreads account will also help:)

[@Husambahra]

@@ahmadmohammed496 Yes still haven’t gotten over that aspect of having thousands of books to want to read. But having to accept the fact that I will have to wait or never be able to read some of them. For now I look to filter down and read the ones that I will enjoy the most, or those that I can benefit from in my life first before anything else.

[@HongMSFSHORTS]

The Periodic Table is the book I wanted to read but never knew existed. Gonna start reading immediately

[@alitaladar]

Hey John! Thanks for the videos. I chose computer science because of your videos and I don't regret it at all!

[@thejohnfish]

Amazing, hope you continue to enjoy it!!

[@charlesmiele2135]

In my British Literature class this semester, I've been reading King Lear, A Sentimental Journey, and A Christmas Carol. All great!

[@suedoe4316]

If the only Orwell you've read is 1984 and Facing Unpleasant Facts, you *have* to read Animal Farm!

[@thejohnfish]

I totally forgot about animal farm but I listened to it a couple of years ago!

[@appletonnorth1]

Road to Wigan Pier is another good read.

[@Romansbook]

Hey bro, make sure you’re taking care of yourself! I know the work load can be a lot so be sure to add in some time to take it easy and decompress - keep up the good work!

[@tampadan7128]

“BE YOUR OWN FRIEND”……….such good advice for all of us. Enjoy your videos.

[@Angel-uj3bk]

5 second into the video, had to come and comment that I'm glad the tea intros are back!!!! it almost feels nostalgic in a way. so excited.

[@catxfish6517]

I've just recently finished John Barry's The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History. Excited to dive into Jon Krakauer's books! I haven't really finished Anna Karenina so I guess I'll be jumping back in. Thank you for the book recommendations!

[@zohalarbabzada9654]

Your attention to detail with what you read is great! You clearly understand the deep meaning of what you are reading, as you describe it in your own words in a perceptive manner, whereas most other booktubers would go "It was great!" "It was good" etc.

[@chrishewittpiano]

I love your videos John! Keep them up! I'm amazed at how intelligently you speak of things and you always motivate me to read more.

[@edparker1143]

If you're interested in pursuing Orwell further, some of his social novels are just as good as 1984 in my opinion. I would recommend 'Burmese Days' especially. It deals with the nature of British colonial rule in a really interesting way. It's made clear that Orwell is hugely opposed to the Raj, but it's always slightly in the background rather than taking the full focus of the novel, and the protagonist is always more concerned with other things. If you're looking for more of an essay style, 'Road to Wigan peer' is a pure social polemic, with a really fun style. I also greatly enjoyed 'an Homage to Catalonia', although I was already very interested in the Spanish civil war. Orwell writes in an open first person about his conversion to socialism from a very sceptical beginning. Howeverthere are long periods that are a pure historical account. Perhaps my favourite of Orwell's writings stylistically if not for everyone. If you enjoyed reading his essays recreationally, it's well worth looking into some of his longer works.

[@NickVennlig]

Agree with Burmese Days. Fantastic book and rather interesting history behind the lines. Just about to start Homage to Catalonia

[@AbbyElizabeth]

The Periodic Table sounds fascinating, can't wait to read it!

[@malvikapant7622]

0:14 that has happened to me countless times. But thank you John for your recommendation. I do feel more smart as a student after going through these books. Cheers man!

[@nicobruin8618]

Orwell's essays are amazing! I've got a complete collection and I'm really glad I can rest assured there's not a single essay of his I haven't read. I recommend everyone get a collection. I do think really understanding Orwell's politics I think requires reading homage to Catalonia, which is quite an interesting book about a somewhat overlooked and ill-understood conflict. Also you haven't read animal farm? Who hasn't read animal farm?!

[@vanilla6644]

I'm watching your video while waiting in the train station and there is a huge smile on my face rn 🤭💕

[@jenny6904]

The best book I finished recently was In the Dream House, by Carmen Maria Machado. The bright orange colour pulled me in and the brutal honesty of the memoir kept me reading.

[@bbbbbbbbbrittany]

Into Thin Air is my favourite book by Krakauer so far! Absolutely love his writing style and it's such a rollercoaster of a story. The audiobook version is a 10/10 good rec (especially if you like crying in your car lol) Thanks for the other recs! 💕

[@stelo1975]

Hey Dude Good revs. I have Orwell's Essays and Anna Karenina on my to-read list too. I just finished a humorous and fascinating autobiography by the English punk performance poet John Cooper Clarke. It was a terrific read. I enjoy watching your videos. I have PTSD and it's only been three years since I started reading properly again. It's a real pleasure. A joy in fact. Keep it up!

[@lewistian7975]

You know Audible is the sponsor when John is doing another book video ;) Love this

[@maddycreach1229]

The Periodic Table is incredible!

[@huhhuhhuh4069]

Thanks for sharing Josh!

[@andrea.checkered]

que bueno que regresaste, I missed you

[@FrankBott]

As always an excellent collection and sharing.. you help keep me motivated.. to find a book.. stop what i am doing and read! For that.. thank you.

[@someelephant6268]

I love that yellow imac

[@atr4772]

OG Fish Intro.

[@thejohnfish]

if you know you know 👀

[@slinnh7159]

You're my favorite youtuber forever. I love all the videos you posted. I look up to you.🖤Love all your videos from Myanmar!!

[@ClaudiniGod]

I wish I could go to college so I could get those fun assignments and read books I would never read by myself. I looks so fun and perspective-broadening!

[@lciav]

Try a bookclub, even an online bookclub! They usually pick books that get me out of my comfort zone.

[@guccimane6407]

@@lciav can you recommend some online book clubs

[@matthiasss865]

@@guccimane6407 same

[@ticomico6893]

omg starting the video with the tea-making signature shots!!!

[@bryannachambers7683]

I'm taking an African Lit class and I really like the literature we are reading. I am forcing myself to read 3 books to do a paper for African American Studies. I just love literature that is about people of the African Diaspora and reading African American Literature. I also really love Asian literature.

[@honeyreally232]

If you haven't already you should read 'Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination' By Toni Morrison and 'The Master's Tools Won't dismantle the master's house' by Audre Lorde.

[@bryannachambers7683]

@@honeyreally232 Thank you!!!!

[@c.s.seefoo3550]

Uhhh, can you share your list of suggested books :)?

[@user-ix6bx6pi1p]

I’m excited. This is so laconically

[@emilyjohnston7862]

I'll definitely have to check out "Under the Banner of Heaven." I grew up Mormon and have since left and I'm always fascinated to find out about the darker underbelly of the Mormon church.

[@choooo1235]

I just saw your vid randomly in youtube, you are giving me some motivation for reading book :)

[@darnellmajor9016]

Now THIS is how you get attention and effectively!!! Good job my man!!!

[@didor5210]

Thanks for introducing so many different good books😊

[@lucahowes7314]

I recently read 'Haroun and the Sea of Stories', I absolutely loved it, such a fun and imaginative book

[@TheAVI78]

"Анна Каренина" Льва Толстого отличный выбор для начала из этого списка!)

[@aiwithaz]

Он тоже читатл Мастер и Маргарита у ему очень понравилось

[@TheAVI78]

@@aiwithaz Он молодец. Булгаков хороший писатель.

[@AhmetKaan]

*"Life is much simpler when you stop explaining yourself to people and just do what works for you."* To literally 1% who saw this comment, I hope you have an amazing day.

[@simorajad5568]

the yellow theme is on point !

[@wojciechgawalkiewicz7174]

I am waitiing for Maps of Meaning- J.B.P. Great list by the way

[@ChrisDailyReading]

Have been wanting to pick up Into Thin Air for a while now, so maybe this is the push I needed ;)

[@thelaurels13]

I’m currently reading Anna Karenina. Love Dostoyevsky’s work. If you haven’t read Crime and Punishment by Dostoyevsky, I’d highly recommend that.

[@EmilynWood]

Seconding this recommendation--Crime and Punishment changed my life.

[@EmilynWood]

Hey John! Nice book list. I want to eventually read Anna Karenina. Hope you're doing well! From hearing about the Periodic Table book, you might also be interested in the book House of the Dead/Notes from the Dead House by Fyodor Dostoyevsky if you haven't read it--it's an autobiographical novel of his time in prison, and it's philosophical and really interesting. It talks about different kinds of people he witnessed, too.

[@wisco9er536]

These are my fav videos

[@andrewknippenberg761]

I just started listening to The Feast of the Goat by Mario Vargas Llosa on Audible. Very good so far!

[@bryannachambers7683]

I just got the book Kim Jioyong born in 1982 which is a short read so I'm going to read that.

[@mohabad2730]

I have been reading mainly Japanese literature, more specifically I have diving into Haruki Murakami's world, and it has been sensational, though at times certain scenes he includes are somewhat disturbing, but even so the way he writes is just absolutely stunning. I am on a mission to read every piece of work that man has published/will publish in the future. Other work I have read between May-to this day are 'Down And Out In Paris And London' by Orwell, 'The Vanishing Half' by Brit Bennett, 'How Not To Be Wrong The Art Of Changing Your Mind' by one of my favourite radio show hosts (James O'Brien), 'Never Let Me Go' by Ishiguro which I was massively disappointed with. If it was up to me I would dedicate in my local Waterstone's a whole floor solely to Japanese literature. Magical realism is lovely.

[@vignesh.e7425]

john we miss the college vlogs . plz bring them back.plsssss

[@d.k9164]

Hey, thank you for the recommendations, videos are really helpful

[@mier_inc]

The tea intro is back!

[@axelrafaelrosasrojas963]

I love your videos, you inspire me to be better

[@schmidi333]

Love your book videos! :)

[@suzanelzawahry4763]

Ariel Sabars “My Fathers Paradise” is probably the best book I’ve read this fall. Highly recommend.

[@jimmypatel4910]

Would absolutely love if u uploaded your books list evey now and then

[@nicoellis1339]

Not sure if you’ve read it, but I’d highly recommend The Premonition by Michael Lewis. Read it this fall and it was a fascinating perspective on the lead up to the pandemic through a series of connective vignettes surrounding some really interesting Americans

[@camilac99]

You should read East of Eden! The characters were all super interesting and the dialogue was great

[@Mehranpathanoo]

Always trust your journey ✊ ✊ 💪

[@MadisonKeeney]

diggin the trader joe’s tea bag

[@airiakasaei1811]

A book that I've been reading recently is "The Blind Owl" by Sadegh Hedayat. It shows you the drakside of humans. I definitely recommend it.

[@lautarocardone5166]

I love your videos!

[@valeriag9443]

I really like Anna Karenina (Im like 10% through) but I also want to read other books and so I haven’t had time to completely focus on it and read more

[@fouzya8310]

I'll take this video as a sign for me to get back to reading Anna Karenina

[@justinlevy274]

Orwell is great, check out homage to catalonia about him fighting in the spanish civil war.

[@QuestionsIAskMyself]

Anna Karenina is one of the books I want to read the most.

[@eliciaroper]

All That You Are - Elicia Roper Synopsis: This novel tells the story of Athena and Caiden. Caiden is strong willed and self-less, he puts the needs of his family and friends above his own. Athena is a firecracker with a kind-hearted soul. As they go through the journey of life you will see how Athena and Caiden bring comfort to each other, as they learn to cope and mend with the pain of loss and heartbreak.

[@grishamorrison273]

Switch on minute 9 was so funny ))

[@racheldenton2765]

I would suggest David Sedaris for one of the next books you read, hilarious essayist!

[@Soapdealor]

buying these books rn

[@dantebuilds]

That intro go hard.

[@bryannachambers7683]

That hairstyle look good on you!!

[@thejohnfish]

thank you, the mane needed a trim!

[@meekrodriguez6438]

Amazing video

[@ultimate1675]

Hi John, try reading "The Prophet" by Khalil Gibran... definitely a must read for an avid reader like you!

[@jboushka]

Looing forward to see 1M subscribers soon! Would love to know what campus life is like now in the current climate (as we deal with Covid, social tensions, etc). Michael Mina left Harvard professorship for a startup?

[@yuli5524]

How do you figure out what books to go to or check out? I feel like there's so much out there to read and look at but it's hard to create a list from a goodreads or something. Any advice to dive in?

[@fireflythinking1290]

How do you pick up your books? I'm always curious about that ^^

[@HabiasaDeveloper]

Hi, I was heard about Audible in March from you. And just upgraded my membership into Premium Plus. Big thanks for your reading and presenting. What do you think about the 3D sound books? Is Sandman belong to 3D? What are your thoughts about 3D sound and Sandman?

[@user-xf4pt3gd8h]

Have you tried to read Nabokov? I've never tried to read it in English - I hope it's good too, cuz I read it in Russian - but nobody has language like Nabokov. His 'Despair 'and in fact almost all of his books are amazing (almost, cuz I would have left Lolita at the very end of his entire bibliography or not read it at all). You can't even compare his books with anything else. Highly recommend

[@natdel9104]

Currently reading two books at once( one for pleasure and one for school but still a good book) and I find myself losing time for both, does this ever happen to you? ( Also I’m reading East of Eden by Steinbeck and Crime and Punishment)

[@poplionandrew5803]

Green Tea, great taste!

[@emainee]

im currently reading 'how to make the world add up' by tim harford and i really like it. i thought that since its about statistics it would be a little boring and hard to read bc of the language used but its not. next on my list is 'the peasants' by wladyslaw reymont for school but im not really looking forward to reading it;//

[@joseperez-ig5yu]

Just imagine 😳 how 🤔 many books 📚 you will have read or listened to in 20 years John 😳!

[@AlexAnn210]

nice cozy video:)

[@LuisRamos-fk1em]

John, Congrats on all you're videos. I have been looks and your videos and they are Excellent. I am a Social Worker. I wish I could meet you in person and talk, because you're a walking Dictionary and Computer at the same time. You are very Brilliant and Intelligent. Take care. God bless. 👍🙏

[@sebas24mc]

I love your videos

[@thejohnfish]

thank you!!!

[@slurmsmackenzie7602]

I've been reading 'Dune" by Frank Herbert and it's amazing

I feel like I'm the only person in the whole world who didn't like Dune much

[@PedroRodriguez-kg4bq]

@ he likes the word “presently” abit much :D

[@emmawynne7476]

@ I absolutely hated it

[@xyz-ch1qj]

Try read Lovecraft .. He's always full of new ideas √ .. my all time fav author

[@stevensong8784]

I recommend App Kid by Michael Sayman. Have you seen Anna Karenina 2012 film?

[@graykaufmann]

Multiple Streams of Income - Robert Allen - 5/5 The Happiness Advantage - Shawn Achor - 5/5 The Autobiography of Malcolm X - Alex Haley & Malcolm X - Currently Reading

[@klone57]

The tea intro hit so different