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Books recommended by Rebecca Goldstein
American novelist, short story writer, biographer, philosopher (b. 1950)
American novelist, short story writer, biographer, philosopher (b. 1950). Their picks here come from a Five Books interview, on The Best Philosophical Novels.
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This is a selection of sourced recommendations, not a complete list of everything Rebecca Goldstein has read or praised. How we choose.
Recommendations
Books Rebecca Goldstein recommends
5 books from 1 source. Each one links to the place where Rebecca recommended it.
The Best Philosophical Novels
Five Books interview in which Rebecca Goldstein chooses and discusses six books.
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Middlemarch
Explicit recommendationOne of six picks in the 2018 Five Books interview “The Best Philosophical Novels”.
The Best Philosophical Novels Interviewfivebooks.com
+1 other recommender: Greta Gerwig
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Moby-Dick
Explicit recommendationOne of six picks in the 2018 Five Books interview “The Best Philosophical Novels”.
The Best Philosophical Novels Interviewfivebooks.com
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Death in Venice
Explicit recommendationOne of six picks in the 2018 Five Books interview “The Best Philosophical Novels”.
The Best Philosophical Novels Interviewfivebooks.com
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The Black Prince
Explicit recommendationOne of six picks in the 2018 Five Books interview “The Best Philosophical Novels”.
The Best Philosophical Novels Interviewfivebooks.com
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Infinite Jest
Explicit recommendationOne of six picks in the 2018 Five Books interview “The Best Philosophical Novels”.
The Best Philosophical Novels Interviewfivebooks.com
+2 other recommenders: Nat Eliason, Mark Manson
Cross-recommendations
Picks others agree on
2 books Rebecca recommends that at least one other person in the directory also recommends, each from their own source.
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3recommendersInfinite Jest 3 recommendersRebecca Goldstein, Nat Eliason, Mark Manson
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2recommendersMiddlemarch 2 recommendersRebecca Goldstein, Greta Gerwig
Cross-recommendations
Who agrees with Rebecca
People in the directory who recommended at least one of the same books.
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