Martin Eden
Jack London's Martin Eden was first published in 1909 and is the story of a young writer's quest for celebrity and love. Much loved by writers who identify with Martin's belief that when he posted a manuscript, 'there was no human editor at the other end, but a mere cunning arrangement of cogs that changed the manuscript from one envelope to another and stuck on the stamps,' that automatically returned it slapped with a rejection slip.
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- "White Fang" and "Call of the Wild" are Jack London's best known novels, not his best novels IMHO. I prefer "Martin Eden" and "the Iron Heel", and am a bit mystified as to how his entire literary career has been boiled down to two dog books.
"Martin Eden" is about a mixed class relationship, with a wealthier woman becoming involved with a working class man. This is no "Lady Chatterley's Lover", but based partly on his parents' experience, not just his own.
- Martin Eden by Jack London
- - Hpmor, from Yudkowsky the guy who created the ML Research Institute, simply one of the funniest and smartest book I ever read.
- Martin Eden, a great tragic adventure from the late 19th century about a poor smart guy from the slums who tries to make his riches as a writer
- The Moon is Harsh Mistress, Elon’s favorite sci-fi books
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- Homo Deus by Harari
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- What type of books are you interested in? Since you didn't specify, I am going random: Martin Eden by Jack London, anything BESIDES All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Remarque, Neuromancer by Gibson.
If you are fishing for me to run out of books that are "better" than TBP, honestly, it would be a long list. If you are genuinely interested, tell me what kind of books you like, and I will be glad to give you more.
- Martin Eden by Jack London. Really stressed why education actually matters.
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson. Same.
- What can I say, Jack London was my hero and "mentor" for years. Reading "Martin Eden" put me on a right track. After reading "Martin Eden" I wanted to become a writer and self-learned man, so I read books, wrote essays and short-stories. Thanks to that I managed to graduate high school with good enough grades and continue my studies in the University. I idolized him, although he was a man of contradictions. Jack London got me through my teens, anarchist thinkers got me through my twenties. Still looking for ideas that will guide me through my thirties. But anyway, thank you, Jack London.
