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Me
by Mel R. Thompson • 2009
Your self is not a fixed thing but a map you draw and redraw every day.
3.55
203
Me Summary
Me 89%
Your self is not a fixed thing but a map you draw and redraw every day.
by Mel R. Thompson 2009
3.55
203 ratings
The Anomaly
by Hervé Le Tellier • 2020
When a routine flight duplicates, every passenger faces the stranger who shares their face and past.
3.79
70k+
The Anomaly Summary
The Anomaly 89%
When a routine flight duplicates, every passenger faces the stranger who shares their face and past.
by Hervé Le Tellier 2020
3.79
70k+ ratings
Losing Ourselves
by Jay L. Garfield • 2022
No self. Persons emerge from roles and flow. Losing the illusion reshapes ethics and expert skill.
4.03
603
Losing Ourselves Summary
Losing Ourselves 89%
No self. Persons emerge from roles and flow. Losing the illusion reshapes ethics and expert skill.
by Jay L. Garfield 2022
4.03
603 ratings
Desfile
by Rachel Cusk • 2024
Artists invert reality. Their wives learn to live upside down or split themselves in two.
3.50
7k+
Desfile Summary
Desfile 89%
Artists invert reality. Their wives learn to live upside down or split themselves in two.
by Rachel Cusk 2024
3.50
7k+ ratings
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
by Haruki Murakami • 1985
An experiment turns a data processor's mind into a walled town. His real life is vanishing.
4.11
154k+
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World Summary
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World 88%
An experiment turns a data processor's mind into a walled town. His real life is vanishing.
by Haruki Murakami 1985
4.11
154k+ ratings
Operation Shylock
by Philip Roth • 1993
A novelist discovers his double in Jerusalem, preaching that Jews must leave Israel to survive.
3.78
5k+
Operation Shylock Summary
Operation Shylock 88%
A novelist discovers his double in Jerusalem, preaching that Jews must leave Israel to survive.
by Philip Roth 1993
3.78
5k+ ratings
The Neurotic's Guide to Avoiding Enlightenment
by Chris Niebauer • 2014
The self you're improving isn't real. Split-brain science on why effort undermines itself.
4.18
61
The Neurotic's Guide to Avoiding Enlightenment Summary
The Neurotic's Guide to Avoiding Enlightenment 88%
The self you're improving isn't real. Split-brain science on why effort undermines itself.
by Chris Niebauer 2014
4.18
61 ratings
Last to Leave the Room
by Caitlin Starling • 2023
A physicist under a sinking city discovers an impossible door in her basement. It opens.
3.52
3k+
Last to Leave the Room Summary
Last to Leave the Room 88%
A physicist under a sinking city discovers an impossible door in her basement. It opens.
by Caitlin Starling 2023
3.52
3k+ ratings
Aftermath
by Susan J. Brison • 2001
The self is made of story and connection. Violence shatters both. Rebuilding takes witnesses.
4.35
486
Aftermath Summary
Aftermath 88%
The self is made of story and connection. Violence shatters both. Rebuilding takes witnesses.
by Susan J. Brison 2001
4.35
486 ratings
The Self Illusion
by Bruce M. Hood • 2011
Your brain constructs the story of a unified you. Memory, culture, and neurons are the ingredients.
3.84
2k+
The Self Illusion Summary
The Self Illusion 88%
Your brain constructs the story of a unified you. Memory, culture, and neurons are the ingredients.
by Bruce M. Hood 2011
3.84
2k+ ratings
My Murder
by Katie Williams • 2023
A murder victim cloned back to life discovers her crime scene doesn't match the official story.
3.62
36k+
My Murder Summary
My Murder 88%
A murder victim cloned back to life discovers her crime scene doesn't match the official story.
by Katie Williams 2023
3.62
36k+ ratings
Absolution
by Jeff Vandermeer • 2024
On a forgotten coast, scientists discover the ecosystem they came to catalog is cataloging them.
3.57
13k+
Absolution Summary
Absolution 88%
On a forgotten coast, scientists discover the ecosystem they came to catalog is cataloging them.
by Jeff Vandermeer 2024
3.57
13k+ ratings
Selfless
by Brian Lowery • 2023
The person you think you are was built by every relationship you have ever had.
3.77
414
Selfless Summary
Selfless 88%
The person you think you are was built by every relationship you have ever had.
by Brian Lowery 2023
3.77
414 ratings
Creep
by Emma van Straaten • 2025
His cleaner knows every secret of his life. He does not know her name.
3.47
6k+
Creep Summary
Creep 87%
His cleaner knows every secret of his life. He does not know her name.
by Emma van Straaten 2025
3.47
6k+ ratings
The City and Its Uncertain Walls
by Haruki Murakami • 2023
To read old dreams in a walled town, he surrenders his shadow. The shadow knows the town is a cage.
3.75
41k+
The City and Its Uncertain Walls Summary
The City and Its Uncertain Walls 87%
To read old dreams in a walled town, he surrenders his shadow. The shadow knows the town is a cage.
by Haruki Murakami 2023
3.75
41k+ ratings
Someday
by David Levithan • 2018
He borrowed bodies. She staked her heart. Now his double steals lives for good.
3.64
10k+
Someday Summary
Someday 87%
He borrowed bodies. She staked her heart. Now his double steals lives for good.
by David Levithan 2018
3.64
10k+ ratings
Beginners Guide to Quantum Psychology
by Stephen H. Wolinsky • 2000
Your entire psychology may rest on one false conclusion you reached before age one.
3.95
39
Beginners Guide to Quantum Psychology Summary
Beginners Guide to Quantum Psychology 87%
Your entire psychology may rest on one false conclusion you reached before age one.
by Stephen H. Wolinsky 2000
3.95
39 ratings
Nona the Ninth
by Tamsyn Muir • 2022
An amnesiac child with a borrowed body has six months before the apocalypse inside her wakes.
4.33
57k+
Nona the Ninth Summary
Nona the Ninth 87%
An amnesiac child with a borrowed body has six months before the apocalypse inside her wakes.
by Tamsyn Muir 2022
4.33
57k+ ratings
Identity And Story
by Dan P. McAdams • 2006
The self is not one voice but many, and identity is the story they rewrite together.
4.12
26
Identity And Story Summary
Identity And Story 87%
The self is not one voice but many, and identity is the story they rewrite together.
by Dan P. McAdams 2006
4.12
26 ratings
The Mind is Flat
by Nick Chater • 2018
Your inner life is not an archive. Every belief and emotion is improvised in the moment.
3.74
852
The Mind is Flat Summary
The Mind is Flat 87%
Your inner life is not an archive. Every belief and emotion is improvised in the moment.
by Nick Chater 2018
3.74
852 ratings
I Hope You Die Soon
by Richard Sylvester • 2006
What if the self is a ghost, and your search for enlightenment is the only cage?
4.45
208
I Hope You Die Soon Summary
I Hope You Die Soon 87%
What if the self is a ghost, and your search for enlightenment is the only cage?
by Richard Sylvester 2006
4.45
208 ratings
In Praise of Risk
by Anne Dufourmantelle • 2011
To avoid risk is to refuse life. A philosopher's argument for love, beauty, and freedom.
4.12
613
In Praise of Risk Summary
In Praise of Risk 87%
To avoid risk is to refuse life. A philosopher's argument for love, beauty, and freedom.
by Anne Dufourmantelle 2011
4.12
613 ratings
No Self, No Problem
by Chris Niebauer • 2019
Split-brain patients proved the self is a story your left hemisphere tells on the fly.
4.25
4k+
No Self, No Problem Summary
No Self, No Problem 87%
Split-brain patients proved the self is a story your left hemisphere tells on the fly.
by Chris Niebauer 2019
4.25
4k+ ratings
The Experience Machine
by Andy Clark • 2023
Your brain guesses reality instead of recording it, and the mismatch shapes everything.
3.91
1k+
The Experience Machine Summary
The Experience Machine 87%
Your brain guesses reality instead of recording it, and the mismatch shapes everything.
by Andy Clark 2023
3.91
1k+ ratings
Love and Other Thought Experiments
by Sophie Ward • 2020
An ant. A believer. A family, a death, and the universe that remembers them.
3.59
6k+
Love and Other Thought Experiments Summary
Love and Other Thought Experiments 87%
An ant. A believer. A family, a death, and the universe that remembers them.
by Sophie Ward 2020
3.59
6k+ ratings
A Book of Silence
by Sara Maitland • 2008
A decade alone: silence is not an empty void but a world-remaking force.
3.76
1k+
A Book of Silence Summary
A Book of Silence 87%
A decade alone: silence is not an empty void but a world-remaking force.
by Sara Maitland 2008
3.76
1k+ ratings
After Dark
by Haruki Murakami • 2004
A student wanders Tokyo's midnight streets while her sister lies trapped in an unexplained sleep.
3.74
191k+
After Dark Summary
After Dark 87%
A student wanders Tokyo's midnight streets while her sister lies trapped in an unexplained sleep.
by Haruki Murakami 2004
3.74
191k+ ratings
Glitch Feminism
by Legacy Russell • 2020
The glitch is not a mistake to fix; it’s a weapon against the binary body.
3.76
3k+
Glitch Feminism Summary
Glitch Feminism 87%
The glitch is not a mistake to fix; it’s a weapon against the binary body.
by Legacy Russell 2020
3.76
3k+ ratings
City of Glass
by Paul Auster • 1985
A mystery writer borrows a detective's name and shadows a mad linguist through New York.
3.75
24k+
City of Glass Summary
City of Glass 87%
A mystery writer borrows a detective's name and shadows a mad linguist through New York.
by Paul Auster 1985
3.75
24k+ ratings
I Am a Strange Loop
by Douglas R. Hofstadter • 2007
The self is an abstract loop the brain builds, and Gödel's proof shows how.
3.95
9k+
I Am a Strange Loop Summary
I Am a Strange Loop 87%
The self is an abstract loop the brain builds, and Gödel's proof shows how.
by Douglas R. Hofstadter 2007
3.95
9k+ ratings
In My Own Way
by Alan W. Watts • 1972
A sensualist and Zen scholar insists the self is a fiction, and savors the joke.
4.18
1k+
In My Own Way Summary
In My Own Way 87%
A sensualist and Zen scholar insists the self is a fiction, and savors the joke.
by Alan W. Watts 1972
4.18
1k+ ratings
The Space Between Worlds
by Micaiah Johnson • 2020
The multiverse opens only to those already dead there. Cara qualifies on nearly every world.
3.93
46k+
The Space Between Worlds Summary
The Space Between Worlds 87%
The multiverse opens only to those already dead there. Cara qualifies on nearly every world.
by Micaiah Johnson 2020
3.93
46k+ ratings
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
by Iain Reid • 2016
A woman's doubts explode into horror when a visit to her boyfriend's family farm turns surreal.
3.50
206k+
I'm Thinking of Ending Things Summary
I'm Thinking of Ending Things 87%
A woman's doubts explode into horror when a visit to her boyfriend's family farm turns surreal.
by Iain Reid 2016
3.50
206k+ ratings
Spiritual Enlightenment
by Jed McKenna • 2002
Enlightenment isn't bliss: it's the demolition of the self you've spent a lifetime building.
4.38
2k+
Spiritual Enlightenment Summary
Spiritual Enlightenment 87%
Enlightenment isn't bliss: it's the demolition of the self you've spent a lifetime building.
by Jed McKenna 2002
4.38
2k+ ratings
Phantom Limb
by Lucinda Berry • 2016
After her fragile twin's suicide, she wakes in a psychiatric ward with scars she didn't make.
3.89
68k+
Phantom Limb Summary
Phantom Limb 87%
After her fragile twin's suicide, she wakes in a psychiatric ward with scars she didn't make.
by Lucinda Berry 2016
3.89
68k+ ratings
Werner Erhard
by W.W. Bartley III • 1988
Jack Rosenberg vanished. Werner Erhard arose. The philosophy between them: you cannot flee yourself.
3.92
91
Werner Erhard Summary
Werner Erhard 87%
Jack Rosenberg vanished. Werner Erhard arose. The philosophy between them: you cannot flee yourself.
by W.W. Bartley III 1988
3.92
91 ratings
The Biological Mind
by Alan Jasanoff • 2018
Your brain isn't a computer: it's an organ shaped by body and neighborhood, not just neurons.
3.70
237
The Biological Mind Summary
The Biological Mind 87%
Your brain isn't a computer: it's an organ shaped by body and neighborhood, not just neurons.
by Alan Jasanoff 2018
3.70
237 ratings
Untamed
by A.G. Howard • 2015
Learn to turn the darkness in your bloodline from a curse into your sharpest edge.
4.07
8k+
Untamed Summary
Untamed 87%
Learn to turn the darkness in your bloodline from a curse into your sharpest edge.
by A.G. Howard 2015
4.07
8k+ ratings
Numerate Life
by John Allen Paulos • 2015
Your life story is a statistical error: a mathematician breaks down why.
3.49
170
Numerate Life Summary
Numerate Life 87%
Your life story is a statistical error: a mathematician breaks down why.
by John Allen Paulos 2015
3.49
170 ratings
Social Identity
by Richard Jenkins • 1996
Your identity is shaped more by institutions than by introspection.
3.71
131
Social Identity Summary
Social Identity 87%
Your identity is shaped more by institutions than by introspection.
by Richard Jenkins 1996
3.71
131 ratings
Immaculate Conception
by Ling Ling Huang • 2025
A scholarship student's obsession with a genius classmate turns monstrous inside a shared mind.
3.89
13k+
Immaculate Conception Summary
Immaculate Conception 87%
A scholarship student's obsession with a genius classmate turns monstrous inside a shared mind.
by Ling Ling Huang 2025
3.89
13k+ ratings
Nonbinary
by Genesis P-Orridge • 2021
Genesis P-Orridge died twice: once by accident, once to become an experiment in erasing gender.
4.00
577
Nonbinary Summary
Nonbinary 87%
Genesis P-Orridge died twice: once by accident, once to become an experiment in erasing gender.
by Genesis P-Orridge 2021
4.00
577 ratings
A Circle of Quiet
by Madeleine L'Engle • 1971
A farmhouse, a brook, an hour of silence: what a writer found when she finally stopped.
4.21
7k+
A Circle of Quiet Summary
A Circle of Quiet 87%
A farmhouse, a brook, an hour of silence: what a writer found when she finally stopped.
by Madeleine L'Engle 1971
4.21
7k+ ratings
Room to Dream
by David Lynch • 2018
How a filmmaker built Eraserhead and Twin Peaks from dreams and meditation.
4.39
9k+
Room to Dream Summary
Room to Dream 87%
How a filmmaker built Eraserhead and Twin Peaks from dreams and meditation.
by David Lynch 2018
4.39
9k+ ratings
Gurdjieff, A Beginner's Guide
by Gil Friedman • 2003
Lost keys reveal the automatic patterns that run you. A beginner's guide to waking up.
3.94
208
Gurdjieff, A Beginner's Guide Summary
Gurdjieff, A Beginner's Guide 87%
Lost keys reveal the automatic patterns that run you. A beginner's guide to waking up.
by Gil Friedman 2003
3.94
208 ratings
Pursuing Consciousness
by Peter Ralston • 2015
Enlightenment is not an experience. It's what remains when you see through the self entirely.
4.72
95
Pursuing Consciousness Summary
Pursuing Consciousness 87%
Enlightenment is not an experience. It's what remains when you see through the self entirely.
by Peter Ralston 2015
4.72
95 ratings
Damaged Identities, Narrative Repair
by Hilde Lindemann Nelson • 2001
Who you are is jointly told. Oppression writes a degrading version; counterstories write the repair.
4.12
50
Damaged Identities, Narrative Repair Summary
Damaged Identities, Narrative Repair 87%
Who you are is jointly told. Oppression writes a degrading version; counterstories write the repair.
by Hilde Lindemann Nelson 2001
4.12
50 ratings
The Red Book
by C.G. Jung
1913. Jung's terrifying visions of blood and flood. Madness or prophecy? Then World War I began.
4.39
848
The Red Book Summary
The Red Book 87%
1913. Jung's terrifying visions of blood and flood. Madness or prophecy? Then World War I began.
by C.G. Jung
4.39
848 ratings
Darkmans
by Nicola Barker • 2007
A medieval trickster possesses an English town, and the past speaks through its people.
3.65
2k+
Darkmans Summary
Darkmans 87%
A medieval trickster possesses an English town, and the past speaks through its people.
by Nicola Barker 2007
3.65
2k+ ratings
The Ego Tunnel
by Thomas Metzinger • 2009
There is no self, only a model the brain generates and mistakes for a soul.
4.10
3k+
The Ego Tunnel Summary
The Ego Tunnel 87%
There is no self, only a model the brain generates and mistakes for a soul.
by Thomas Metzinger 2009
4.10
3k+ ratings
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