
PewDiePie Recommended Books
PewDiePie has recommended 43 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
PewDiePie is a Swedish YouTuber, comedian, gamer, and philanthropist.
(Read more on Wikipedia)43 Books Recommended
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The Count of Monte Cristo
Monte Cristo, Book 1
"Incredible." - PewDiePie (Source)
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Mike Maples, Jr., Patrick Collison, Nassim Taleb, James Clear
The Book of Disquiet
"Amazing. Loved it." - PewDiePie (Source)
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The House of the Dead
"It was... Eh." - PewDiePie (Source)
Lolita
"Loved it." - PewDiePie (Source)
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The Woman in the Dunes
"I really recommend reading it." - PewDiePie (Source)
Either/Or
A Fragment of Life
"It's genius. I absolutely loved it." - PewDiePie (Source)
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The Master and Margarita
"A masterpiece." - PewDiePie (Source)
Also recommended by:
Peter Thiel, Jordan Peterson, Jack Dorsey, Max Levchin, Jack Edwards
Japanese Death Poems
Written by Zen Monks and Haiku Poets on the Verge of Death
"May sound depressing to read, but I found it very uplifting." - PewDiePie (Source)
Norwegian Wood
"Another great book I recommend." - PewDiePie (Source)
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Don Quixote
"My favorite piece of classical literature that I've ever read." - PewDiePie (Source)
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The Inferno
"Very fascinating, but very bizarre to read. Like reading the notes of a madman almost." - PewDiePie (Source)
Spring Snow
The Sea of Fertility, 1
"I really loved this book." - PewDiePie (Source)
Runaway Horses
The Sea of Fertility, 2
"This book... *chef's kiss*." - PewDiePie (Source)
In the Buddha's Words
An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon
"Amazing." - PewDiePie (Source)
Mythos
Mythos, Book 1
"I enjoyed it very much." - PewDiePie (Source)
The Dice Man
"I really enjoyed the first half, but the second half was unnecessary." - PewDiePie (Source)
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Stoner
"A really great book." - PewDiePie (Source)
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Crime and Punishment
"Sometimes this book was very hard to get through, but the parts that shine truly shine." - PewDiePie (Source)
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Jordan Peterson, Esther Perel, Larry King, Christopher Hitchens, Jim Cramer, Ernest Hemingway, Jim Carrey, Brian Dean, Jack Edwards
No Longer Human
"This is everything I would want from a novel." - PewDiePie (Source)
The Old Man and the Sea
"I thought it was fun to read." - PewDiePie (Source)
Also recommended by:
Jordan Peterson, Jack Dorsey, Josh Waitzkin, Phil Keoghan, Lex Fridman, Mark Manson, Jack Edwards
Moby Dick
"I'm probably not really ready for it yet, but I'm really glad I read it." - PewDiePie (Source)
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Steve Jobs, Barack Obama, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Penn Jillette, Jack Edwards
Man's Search for Meaning
"A great tool to help people. [...] In case something really bad happens, I feel like, from reading this book, I'm better equipped to handle it." - PewDiePie (Source)
Also recommended by:
Jordan Peterson, Jocko Willink, Esther Perel, Emma Watson, Naval Ravikant, David Blaine, Terry Crews, Jimmy Fallon, Tony Robbins, Simon Sinek, Michael Gervais, Daniel Pink, Ev Williams, Bryan Johnson, Dustin Moskovitz, Sam Altman, Chelsea Handler, Ryan Holiday, Maria Popova, Aniela Gregorek, Fedor Holz, Turia Pitt, Chip Conley, Dave Elitch, Shane Parrish, Phil Jackson, Tom Bilyeu, Lex Fridman, Mark Manson, Alastair Humphreys, Steve Kerr, Robin Black, Jim Kwik, Michael Hyatt, Patrick Bet-David
Flowers for Algernon
"Really fun to read from start to finish." - PewDiePie (Source)
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The Metamorphosis
"A very sad story." - PewDiePie (Source)
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The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
"I felt so lost reading this book, in the best possible way. And I absolutely loved it." - PewDiePie (Source)
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
"I absolutely LOVED it." - PewDiePie (Source)
The Sound of Waves
"I don't really have too much to say about it." - PewDiePie (Source)
The Book of Five Rings
"This is like the coolest book ever!" - PewDiePie (Source)
Also recommended by:
Joe Rogan, Jocko Willink, Ryan Holiday, Naval Ravikant, Lex Fridman
Bushido
The Soul of Japan
"For anyone that wants to learn more about Japanese culture and the history of it, I think [this book] is a great starting point." - PewDiePie (Source)
Discourses and Selected Writings
"A good introduction to stoic philosophy." - PewDiePie (Source)
Sapiens
A Brief History, Book 1
"Tells the major revolutions of human history." - PewDiePie (Source)
Also recommended by:
Joe Rogan, Bill Gates, Naval Ravikant, Lex Fridman, Mark Zuckerberg, Peter Attia, Ashton Kutcher, Whitney Cummings, Richard Branson, Ray Dalio, Vinod Khosla, James Cameron, Demis Hassabis, Keith Rabois, Daniel Ek, Reid Hoffman, Sam Kass, Sebastian Junger, Kishore Biyani, Ryan Shea, Melinda Gates, Bill Gurley, Karlie Kloss, Anthony Pompliano, Changpeng Zhao, Patrick O'Shaughnessy, Chris Evans, Simon Mayo, Penn Jillette, Mark Manson, James Clear
12 Rules for Life
An Antidote to Chaos
"Gave me a lot of new perspectives that I never thought I would even have." - PewDiePie (Source)
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Jocko Willink, Marc Andreessen, Naval Ravikant, George Raveling, Dominic D'Agostino, Ben Greenfield
American Psycho
"A very dark satire comedy." - PewDiePie (Source)
Beyond Good And Evil
"Despite this being clearly above my reading comprehension, I'm really glad I still gave it a try." - PewDiePie (Source)
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Brave New World
"I love this book. I think it's a masterpiece." - PewDiePie (Source)
Also recommended by:
Jordan Peterson, Yuval Noah Harari, Tristan Harris, Matt Mullenweg, Stewart Brand, Sam Altman, Christopher Hitchens, Sahil Lavingia, Winston Churchill
Children of Time
Children of Time, Book 1
"Tackles some really interesting topics." - PewDiePie (Source)
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Consider Phlebas
Culture, Book 1
"Overall just a fun space adventure." - PewDiePie (Source)
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Dune
Dune, Book 1
"A badass space adventure." - PewDiePie (Source)
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Kafka on the Shore
"I still really loved it." - PewDiePie (Source)
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Life 3.0
Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
"It felt almost like reading a scifi." - PewDiePie (Source)
Also recommended by:
Barack Obama, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Keith Rabois, Lex Fridman
Sun and Steel
"Super fascinated by [this author]." - PewDiePie (Source)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
"A meaningful story with horror elements to it." - PewDiePie (Source)
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