Hey guys, as the title says, I’m 22 looking to get into reading. I’ve unsuccessfully tried to get through Marcus Aurelius meditations (unsuccessful due to buying the most tedious translation known to man). I keeping seeing snippets of Kafka online, but I fear that might be a bit much for just getting back into reading. I certainly enjoy a good thought provoking/philosophical book though, maybe with a less academic presentation to start with, however.
I’m currently working my way through the audiobook version of The Game by Ken Dryden, I appreciate how it talks heavily about hockey (obviously) however Ken Dryden also explores much much deeper topics pertaining to hockey, such as wether violence in the sport is an outlet to prevent further violence, or if it enables further violence.
I think something along the lines of The Game would be good. A book which is about something rather trivial at its core, but also will dive into the deeper aspects of that topic from time to time, so thanks in advance for any suggestions you may have!
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John Steinbeck – Log from the Sea of Cortez
It’s an account of a six-week trip collecting marine specimens, which begins with the mundane aspects of the trip and ascends into high philosophy later in the trip.
>Hey guys, as the title says, I’m 22 looking to get into reading
Find a book that you’ll enjoy reading and don’t focus on ‘worthy’ books. Try Lee Child, or James Patterson, or something set in a field in which you are interested.
I love Meditations, but it isn’t in the top 20 books I’d give someone to get them into reading.
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig sounds fit for you.
You might check out Chuck Klosterman’s work; because of his background in sports, he makes a fair number of references to em across his writing. But What If We’re Wrong is a great start; looks at the present through the eyes of humans 100 years in the future. Some sample questions he poses are: who will be regarded as the king of rock in roll? What if we’re wrong about gravity? When do we become to our descendants what Plato is to us, intelligent but misinformed?