My highest possible recommendations, in approximate order
Most important books Public
Created by naught101
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The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber, David Wengrow
4 stars
A breathtakingly ambitious retelling of the earliest human societies offers a new understanding of world history
For generations, our …
naught101 says: Re-evaluate your understanding of human history
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The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
4 stars
Shevek, a brilliant physicist, decides to take action. He will seek answers, question the unquestionable, and attempt to tear down …
naught101 says: What would an anarchist society look like? Not a utopia, and not a dystopia, just an excellent exploration
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Neuromancer by William Gibson (Neuromancer-Trilogie, #1)
4 stars
Mit der Neuromancer-Trilogie hat William Gibson die Science Fiction revolutioniert. Sein Debütroman »Neuromancer« gewann den Hugo-, den Nebula- und den …
naught101 says: the origin of cyberspace, and one of the most atmospheric books I've ever read
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naught101 says: An amazing exploration of the forces that produce complexity and pattern in language.
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A Pattern Language by Christopher Alexander (Center for Environmental Structure)
4 stars
Alexander and his co-authors present us with over two hundred (roughly 250) "patterns" that they believe must be present in …
naught101 says: The Timeless Way is a fundamental truth in design and interaction with the world, but this book is more fun to read, and teaches by example.
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The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
4 stars
The Selfish Gene is a 1976 book on evolution by the ethologist Richard Dawkins, in which the author builds upon …
naught101 says: Still probably the easiest way to get a deep understanding of how evolution works. Not about selfishness.
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Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #19)
4 stars
Nineteenth in the Discworld universe and third entry of the City Watch series, this novel follows Captain Carrot, Commander Vimes, …
naught101 says: All of Pratchett's books could be on this list, and many are better than this. But this has always been one of my favourites, particularly for how it wields absurdism like an ethical baseball bat.
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Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud
4 stars
Praised throughout the cartoon industry by such luminaries as Art Spiegelman, Matt Groening, and Will Eisner, Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics …
naught101 says: This will break your brain in a good way, regardless of whether you're already into comics or not.
