Book description
Troubled by an inability to find any meaning in his life, the 25-year-old narrator of this deceptively simple novel quits university and eventually arrives at his brother's New York apartment.
In a bid to discover what life is all about, he writes lists. He becomes obsessed by time and whether…
Why read it?
2 authors picked Naïve. Super as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Every book on my list has changed my life in some way, but this novel probably had the biggest impact. When I first read it, my life had followed a similar trajectory to the protagonist. I had become disillusioned with the meaning of life, quit my job, and left home to travel the world for a year or so. This book explores a lot of big themes in deceptively simple language. I re-read it any time I feel a bit lost in life. It always helps me to feel better, and see that things fit together, in just the right…
From Lee's list on when you feel lost in life.
This book will save your life if you’re like me and often wonder what’s the point? It’s about a young man trying to work out how to live when there are no answers. It’s weird and funny and speaks to me on many levels. It’s about how sometimes we have to have a bit of break down and strip back everything to work out how to move forward.
From Lucie's list on when having an existential crisis to feel better.
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