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Jim Carrey Recommended Books
Jim Carrey has recommended 5 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Jim Carrey is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, writer, and producer.
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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
by James Joyce
"[The author] says the greatest of art, the masterpieces, are the ones that stop you. It causes a stasis in your brain. Stops time and makes it last longer." - Jim Carrey (Source)
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Ernest Hemingway recommended this bookErnest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
Ernest Hemingway's recommendation of this book
Crime and Punishment
by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Jim Carrey mentioned this book in an Amazon Book Review interview. (Source)
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9 people
Jordan Peterson recommended this bookJordan Peterson
Recommended on Jordan Peterson's website.
Jordan Peterson's recommendation of this book 
Esther Perel recommended this bookEsther Perel
"You can reread the Russians. They are timeless." - Esther Perel
Esther Perel's recommendation of this book 
Larry King recommended this bookLarry King
Larry King mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
Larry King's recommendation of this book 
Christopher Hitchens recommended this bookChristopher Hitchens
"I couldn’t sleep for two nights after first reading [this book]." - Christopher Hitchens
Christopher Hitchens's recommendation of this book 
PewDiePie recommended this bookPewDiePie
"Sometimes this book was very hard to get through, but the parts that shine truly shine." - PewDiePie
PewDiePie's recommendation of this book 
Jim Cramer recommended this bookJim Cramer
"It would take you more than a weekend to bank out [this book]! Great book, though." - Jim Cramer
Jim Cramer's recommendation of this book +3
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- Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
- Brian Dean
"Classic for a reason: great story, great characters, great writing." - Brian Dean
- Jack Edwards
"Great." - Jack Edwards
- Ernest Hemingway
The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
"I've already lived out [this book] and still I beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." - Jim Carrey (Source)
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8 people
Taylor Swift recommended this bookTaylor Swift
"Taylor Swift's 'Delicate' video is full of parallels to [this book]." - Korey Lane
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Bill Gates recommended this bookBill Gates
"Melinda and I really like [this book]. When we were first dating, she had a green light that she would turn on when her office was empty and it made sense for me to come over." - Bill Gates
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Neil deGrasse Tyson recommended this bookNeil deGrasse Tyson
"I can’t do that. I’m sorry. I’ll never be a novelist." - Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson's recommendation of this book 
Daniel Pink recommended this bookDaniel Pink
"I’ve read [this book] at different points in my life." - Daniel Pink
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Ev Williams recommended this bookEv Williams
On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.
Ev Williams's recommendation of this book 
Ta-Nehisi Coates recommended this bookTa-Nehisi Coates
"I'm a sucker for efficiency. This book gets so much out of what is, ultimately, a rather slim story. I adore it." - Ta-Nehisi Coates
Ta-Nehisi Coates's recommendation of this book +2
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- Christopher Hitchens
"[The author] found he'd taken on all the great American themes, from the original 'dream' itself to the corresponding loss of innocence." - Christopher Hitchens
- Ryan Holiday
"I’ve read and re-read many times." - Ryan Holiday
- Christopher Hitchens
The Fountainhead
by Ayn Rand
"I would be Howard Roark and not Peter Keating in [this book]." - Jim Carrey (Source)
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13 people
Mark Cuban recommended this bookMark Cuban
"I'll pick it up when I need motivation." - Mark Cuban
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Tim Urban recommended this bookTim Urban
"I absolutely loved the book. Sure, the characters are extreme and one-dimensional - but to me, that was the point." - Tim Urban
Tim Urban's recommendation of this book 
Larry Ellison recommended this bookLarry Ellison
"As a kid, I wanted to be an architect. That's before I read [this book]. I mean it is hard to find a profession that pays worse than architecture." - Larry Ellison
Larry Ellison's recommendation of this book 
Emma Watson recommended this bookEmma Watson
"I know, it's a cult. I'm not going to take it too far, but I did enjoy it." - Emma Watson
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Kevin Kelly recommended this bookKevin Kelly
"By the end of the book, I decided to drop out of school. I never returned. It was the best decision of my life." - Kevin Kelly
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Travis Kalanick recommended this bookTravis Kalanick
"It’s one of my favorite books." - Travis Kalanick
Travis Kalanick's recommendation of this book +7
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- Vince Vaughn
"Defiant in its pursuit of one’s artistic goals, meaning you don’t compromise; you stay truthful to what you’re exploring." - Vince Vaughn
- Ev Williams
On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.
- Jesse Williams
"The protagonist’s audacious self-confidence and refusal to compromise his artistic vision—which was to say, himself—was a fascinating thing to survey." - Jesse Williams
- Noah Kagan
"Healthy selfishness is a great thing." - Noah Kagan
- Fred Wilson
"I do love [this book]." - Fred Wilson
- Ray Dalio
"Regarding economics, if you haven’t read [this author] lately, I suggest that you do." - Ray Dalio
- Shah Rukh Khan
"[This book] is good a difficult long read though..." - Shah Rukh Khan
- Vince Vaughn
As You Wish
by Cary Elwes
"About the making of 'The Princess Bride'. A true comedy classic." - Jim Carrey (Source)
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