hey all, I am in search of a book to gift my bf as he told me he wants to get into reading more (rather than his required books for Uni). I am struggling to find a book that he might like as I typically read thriller/mystery books which are not his style. He studies philosophy and likes for instance David Chalmers, Nietzsche, Camus. I want to give him a fictional book that has some philosophical undertones. I thought of gifting him midnight library because of its interesting premise, but after reading it myself I found it rather shallow. Does anyone have any other recommendations? Bonus points if there is an element of romance
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Too Like the Lightening (and the whole Terra Ignota series) by Ada Palmer. It’s an amazing sci-fi series with interesting things to say about ideas of gender, war, and other big topics. The author is also a professor who studies renaissance philosophy and there are SO MANY philosophy references!
The Name of the Rose would be my choice, assuming he hasn’t read it. It covers some fun ideas in a relatively deep, well-thought-out way, while also being a legitimately engaging historical mystery. It was also one of the rare novels where I felt like the conspiracy/suspense side of the story resolved in a satisfying and interesting way.
‘The Name of the Rose’. Umberto Eco was a deeply intellectual guy- professor of philosophy and semiotics etc. The book is a metatextual puzzle as well as being a whodunit mystery.
The Woman in the Dunes is an existential novel worth considering which I enjoyed reading as a young man.
Anything by Tom Robbins but especially:
Jitterbug Perfume
Another Roadside Attraction
Still Life with Woodpecker
Small Gods - Sir Terry Pratchett
The Passenger and Stella Maris - Cormac McCarthy