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Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid
Douglas Hofstatder
published: 1979, read: 8/30/18
777 pages, genre: Psychology
rating: 10/10, normalized: 10/10
2.493σ better than average
1.295σ or 3.26/10 better than average in Psychology genre
1.372σ or 1.166/10 better than average by Douglas Hofstatder
Recommended by: Prof. Kelly
This is my all-time favorite book, and it doesn't fall into a genre. The intersection of defining consciousness, how it relates to art, music, and general creativity. Presented in such a unique way that despite being super cerebral and in the weeds, I'd say it's still a page turner because you just want to learn more about how Hofstadter thinks
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| 8/30/18 | Douglas Hofstatder | Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid | 777 | 1979 | Psychology | 10.000 | 10.000 | Prof. Kelly | |
| 12/30/22 | Douglas Hofstatder | Metamagical Themas | 852 | 1985 | Psychology | 8.000 | 7.778 | ||
| 6/25/19 | Douglas Hofstatder | I am a Strange Loop | 412 | 2007 | Psychology | 8.500 | 8.333 | ||
| 10/22/25 | Milan Kundera | The Unbearable Lightness of Being | 314 | 1984 | Fiction | 8.200 | 8.000 | qua music | Ben Roth |
| 4/20/25 | E.M. Cioran | Lacrimi si Sfinti | 197 | 1937 | Philosophy | 4.500 | 3.889 | qua music | |
| 11/16/24 | Dan Simmons | Hyperion Hyperion Cantos (1) | 482 | 1989 | Sci-Fi | 8.025 | 7.806 | referenced | |
| 6/6/24 | Jorge Luis Borges | Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius | 16 | 1940 | Fiction | 7.750 | 7.500 | quines | Chabon |
| 10/5/24 | Emmet Fox | The Sermon on the Mount | 184 | 1934 | Psychology | 1.000 | 0.000 | ||
| 9/24/24 | Emmet Fox | The Golden Key & other essays | 43 | 1931 | Psychology | 6.000 | 5.556 | Artis | |
| 6/6/24 | Philip K. Dick | VALIS | 307 | 1981 | Psychology | 7.875 | 7.639 | Alex W. | |
| 5/18/24 | Chuck C. | A New Pair of Glasses | 201 | 1984 | Psychology | 6.042 | 5.602 | Artis | |
| 10/21/21 | Marchall McLuhan | The Medium is the Massage | 157 | 1967 | Psychology | 6.500 | 6.111 |