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@Gaz512513

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@alexjoneschannel

Жыл бұрын

Mr Dyer sir, you should debate James White

@Gaz512513

Жыл бұрын

@YAJUN YUAN Greetings to you. Here's a short video i made of a weather forecaster in India. Look at her fingers. I see them shapeshifting, reptilian, like an Iguanas, crossing over one another, ELongated. The Video i named "30 Degrees Pleasant to our Species", for that is what she says in the video. A curious thing to say for a supposed Human. kzread.info/dash/bejne/c5af3K2AddLeosY.html

@marsmarv

Жыл бұрын

Great insight :) My favorites come from Dostoevsky, first Crime and punishment which was a hard but rewarding read when I was 16 year old, another was also his dark days in Notes from a Dead House when I was in the army and third is Brothers Karamazov when friendly country by the name of USA bombarded my Serbia and I was lying in the hospital with cast on my leg so had time to read... Now I am scrubbing through your channel, picking up gems and reading up what I missed over the decades to get out of the matrix...

Jay's top 15 list of books: Literary Texts: 06:52 - St. Augustine, The City of God 09:17 - Fyodor Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment 10:58 - Plato, Republic 12:12 - Flannery O'Connor, The Complete Short Stories 13:46 - Frank Herbert, Dune 15:31 - Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose 17:52 - JRR Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings (Addendum: CS Lewis, Space Trilogy) 22:02 - George Orwell/Aldous Huxley, 1984/Brave New World 23:12 - Ian Fleming, The Bond Novels Geopolitics: 27:55 - Carroll Quigley , Tragedy and Hope 29:20 - F. William Engdahl , Full Spectrum Dominance 29:58 - Daniel Estulin, The Bilderberg Group Theology: 30:50 - Ken Gentry, Before Jerusalem Fell 31:38 - Fr Dmitriu Staniloae, Orthodox Dogmatic Theology Vol I: The Experience of God 32:29 - The Bible (The Orthodox Study Bible particularly)

@gillps5130

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@adamturner8732

4 ай бұрын

Jerusalem fell is amazing. I hold to preterist view on the judgement of Israel. It proves Jesus words ro he true and absolute. That that generation would see him coming on the clouds in judgement.

Jay's top 15 list of books, and his reasons why: 1. Hollywood Love Affairs - 01:48 - it lets you know who was sleeping with who and why. 2. Sad Santa - 02:20 - "this is the story of a mall Santa who teams up with a small man - a midget person - and together they concoct a way to defraud investors.... it's probably one of the best books that I've ever read." 3. Stellaluna - 02:54 - "The story of a crypto obsessed bat who dumps all of his life savings into Stella and into Luna, with the promise of 80% APY returns... that's an important text" 4. What are you so Grumpy About - 03:18 - a book which Jay identifies with on a personal level, it gives him "the lay of the land in terms of being mean". 5. The Stinky Cheese Man and other Fairly Stupid Tales - 04:03 - "This book helped me understand how to stack cheese - how to stack fetti, how to stack stacks - and really get the edge when it comes to competing in an entrepreneurial fashion when competing with other internet MLM men" ...Wait

@eatdabugz

Жыл бұрын

:)

You are welcome! 1) Hollywood Lovers by Sheridan Mccoid 2) Stellaluna by Janell Cannon 3) What are You So Grumpy About? by Tom Lichtenheld 4) The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka 5) Plato Republic by G.M.A. Grube 6) Dune by Frank Herbert 7) The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco 8) The Lord of the Rings Hardcover by J. R. R. Tolkien (illust Alan Lee) 9) Out of the Silent Planet by C. S. Lewis 10) Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell 11) Brave New World by Aldous Huxley 12) Bond novels (multiple) by Ian Fleming 13) Tragedy and Hope by Carroll Quigley 14) The True Story of The Bilderberg Group by Daniel Estulin 15) Before Jerusalem Fell by Kenneth Gentry 16) The Experience of God by Dumitru Stăniloae 17) Orthodox Study Bible by Thomas Nelson

@madcyborg1822

Жыл бұрын

The first 5 are very wrong.

- Philosophical Books that really impacted me in my "teenhood" before converting to Orthodoxy : Aldous Huxley's 'The Doors of Perception' (collection of essays) ; Friedrich Nietzsche's 'The Gay Science', 'Beyond Good and Evil' and 'Thus Spake Zarathustra', Max Stirner's 'The Ego and Its Own' ; Arthur Schopenhauer's 'The World As Will and Representation' (introduced me basically to Metaphysics in a fascinating way and made me break out from complete nihilism) ; René Guénon's 'The Crisis of the Modern World' and his other main works (I read almost all of them in the original French, it was a major intellectual shift for me, like it had been for Fr Seraphim Rose after his Nietzschean phase) ; then I studied Sanskrit at University and read quite a bit of Hindu philosophical stuff (mostly the major 'Upanishads', the 'Bhagavad-gîtâ' and vedântic classical texts) ; then I went more in depth in reading the New Testament (which I had never really seriously read, having been brought up in an agnostic background) and finally the 'Russian Pilgrim' and 'The Philokalia' (abridged anthology in French, mainly on prayer of the heart), which paved the way for me to the Truth. Then I converted to Orthodoxy and met a spiritual father on Mount Athos who was a former perennialist and really helped me out in getting rid of Guénon's influence (except on those areas of analysis where he was right of course), and advised me to read St John of Damascus' 'Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith'. Since then all my major intellectual/spiritual impacts have been Holy Fathers (especially St Symeon the New Theologian and St Macarius the Great), orthodox theologians like Vladimir Lossky (in original French), Fr George Florovsky, Jean-Claude Larchet (in original French as well) or St Justin Popovitch... and Jay Dyer's videos on theology and philosophy! - On the literary/poetic side : a lot of French poetry (Arthur Rimbaud, Charles Baudelaire, Tristan Tzara, René Daumal, Roger Gilbert-Lecomte, Stéphane Mallarmé...) ; Oscar Wilde's 'Picture of Dorian Gray' (a major influence) ; Marcel Proust's "A la Recherche du temps perdu" (in French, at least the first volume, "Du côté de chez Swann") ; Joris-Karl Huysmans' "A Rebours" (in French, a 'fin de siècle' classic which goes well with Wilde and in fact directly inspired his 'Dorian Gray') ; J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Silmarillion', 'The Lord of the Rings' and all the Christopher Tolkien posthumous editions concerning the 'Legendarium' ('Beren and Luthien', 'The Fall of Gondolin', etc. ; probably one of my favorite fiction author of all times) ; some English Romantics or Proto-Romantics like William Blake, William Beckford, Lord Byron, Samuel T. Coleridge, etc. ; some German Romantics or "Frühromantiker" like Friedrich Hölderlin and Novalis (in German or bilingual editions) ; Dante Alighieri's "Divina Commedia" (one of the best epic/narrative poem ever written, even if you're not a Papist and don't believe in Purgatory or Filioque) ; Homer's 'Odyssee' (studied in highschool, a classic read ; I'm currently going through the 'Iliad' for the first time) ; the "Poetic Edda" (some very beautiful pieces of Icelandic poetry, but sometimes hard to digest) ; 'The Kalevala' (genuinely a beautiful read, even though in Finnish it must be a lot better!) ; Chrétien de Troyes' great medieval arthurian romances, especially "Erec et Enide" and "Perceval, ou le Conte du Graal" (in bilingual Old French/French edition)... I must add for the record great non-european Epics like the 'Mahâbhârata', the 'Râmâyana" or Farîd od-Dîn 'Attâr's 'Speech of the Birds' (or 'Conference of the Birds').

Short, easy reads: "Secret Societies and Psychological Warfare" by Michael Hoffman; "The Hidden History of Zionism" by Ralph Schoenman; "Blood on the Altar" by Craig Heimbichner

As a ex Muslim converted Christian first i need to read 66 books of the Bible 😊

@VietReze

11 ай бұрын

Wait that's the protestant bible

@jw1329

11 ай бұрын

How is your journey with God going?

@greg28

6 ай бұрын

73 books

@Metascetic

4 ай бұрын

76 my dude. Get yourself an orthodox study bible

read my moms diary when i was 12. holy shit.

The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand really opened my eyes. The character Elsworth Toohey shows a lot about how NGOs wield influence.

@mandatorymyocarditis

Жыл бұрын

Who is John Galt..

Jay can you PLEASE do a top 10 history books? like American history, world history, history of philosophy, history of the church etc etc This would BE really helpful!

“15 books I’ve read that changed my life” was waiting for this video since the notification

Father Seraphim Rose's "Nihilism" woke me up to Orthodoxy and led to my conversion. Thank you, Jay, for reminding me of Flannery O'Connor. I once listed my phone number under the name Hazel Motes to avoid the charge for an unlisted number. Time to read her again .

@JohnSmith-ry7wh

Жыл бұрын

Yes this I listen to it often on Orthodox Reactionary channel. Also Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future.

id recommend people read the classics, its tough to beat the likes of shakespeare, cervantes, dante, proust, joyce, kafka, dostoevsky etc. as far as more modern stuff, i really like Pynchon, Barth, mccarthy. 1984 is excellent though, still the best dystopian novel ever written

I love Fyodor Dostoevsky but there is something so very great about his novel THE IDIOT, that I love this one above all of his other books which are fantastic in many ways... I need to pick it up again and read it before the end of this year.... something about how certain characters in the book just speak to and affect me, my life and, of course, opening my mind to different places from the first time in my early twenties and still each time after reading it, too....

@the_idiot_animation

Жыл бұрын

Best book 😁

@charlesmurphy8677

Жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@that_sun_guy6527

Жыл бұрын

There is a reason Jordan Peterson is so thoroughly enamored of his works

Great list Jay. Could you do a video explaining your process for reading, mainly to explain what you use all those sticky notes for

Great point you make Jay; a book will have a different impact or meaning, depending the stage of life at which you read it. Many thanks - I’m always fascinated by the books people choose and the reasons for their choice.

@Goths-On-The-Beach

Жыл бұрын

Good to see you in this part of YT shallot ;) usually see you on AA

Thanks for the Video Jay! I've read some of these and have added some to the list now!

Dune, THE ENTIRE SERIES, are HIGHLY esoteric books with many prophecies coming true everyday. God Emperor and Chapterhouse being the most philosophy useful. I've read each book maybe 5 times, with a copious number of notes relating to perennial philosophy, gnosticism, and psi technology. Most important takeaway from the series - psi abilities can be obtained via experiencing and overcoming trauma. What does not kill one makes them stronger

Muh Literary List 1. Cervantes: Don Quixote 2. Marcel Proust: In Search of Lost Time 3. Fyodor Dostoevsky: Demons, Notes From Underground, Brothers Karamazov 4. Murasaki Shikibu: The Tale of Genji 5. Franz Kafka: The Trial, The Castle 6. Herman Melville: Moby-Dick 7. Andrei Bely: Petersburg 8. James Joyce: Finnegans Wake, Ulysses 9. Yasunari Kawabata: House of the Sleeping Beauties, Thousand Cranes, Snow Country 10. Goethe: Faust

Thanks you ❤ this is perfect love this very much Jay dyer I like this idea of once in awhile you should suggest books once in awhile especially now since so many colleges are not teaching these fundamental ideas

This was a cool video thanks for sharing! Would you consider doing a video that talks about your note taking methods or your personal system for going through some of these books. I see that you have a ton of sticky notes in all those books and I am just curious.

Thats an excellent list...I'm surprised not to hear Machiavelli among that list or Manley Hall. A few titles I haven't read which is good for me. Thank you, Sir. I have some new finds to acquire.

I highly recommend 1984 to many people that I meet for several reasons. Many are confused about the language, doublespeak and psychological warfare that is our current situation. 1984 does an excellent job of helping a person understand this method. Also one of the most important and often overlooked lessons of 1984 is O’Brien and Goldstein. Not only the conversation with Watson but the concept of trust while living under a dystopian tyranny. I’ve noticed for the last couple decades that I’ve been aware of this reality that many people will trust people or “leaders” that they do not know and do not know the background, connections and or motives of these so called leaders. Trust should be reserved for people that you’ve known intimately for a long time. Trust is not necessarily that you trust that person is just like you but you trust that you have a thorough understanding of their character, behavior background etc to a level that you can reasonably expect or predict their future behavior whether it is pro or con to your path. Understanding this will help you to interact with that person appropriately. Regarding people online or tv that you do not know, it comes down to track record and value of information no matter from which perspective, but always remember you don’t know them. The last reason for 1984 for people who are new to this understanding is that it is very short, very simple and packed with valuable information to form a basic understanding.

I read stinky cheese man and brave new world in elementary school. Changed my life!

The phrase "Midget person" cracked me up. As for books, I like primary sources. We were discouraged from reading them in history grad school, so you know that you should study them.

Really started questioning my cough syrup habit by about 4:30 haha

Thank you Jay, that is helpful.

what's happening Jay... this will be worthwhile and valuable, no doubt... I very much appreciate what you do here.... hope things are very great in life by you these days... go easy and be safe but remember to have fun!

Longer, less easy reads: "DNA: Pirates of the Sacred Spiral," "Emerging Viruses," and " Death in the Air," all by Leonard G. Horowitz, plus his shorter, easy to read, extremely useful book on health: "Healing Celebrations"

thanks for adding the space trilogy Jay

"They're taking the means of production to Mordor" in Samwise accent killed me 😂

So sorry it took me so long to get here I really love you and get excited when your on the jones show I will pass this on

Awesome, i will spread this!!!

Looks like Amazon will be dropping packages at my door soon lol Also Jay I wanna ask have you ever read Behold a Pale Horse by Bill Cooper? And if so what did you think of it? I feel that's a very important book to read now more then ever considering the book is 30 years old and it predicated so many things that are happening right now

"If You Give a Mouse a Cookie..." Gold stars 🌟 🌟 🌟

Greetings Jay. I've recently discovered your content on KZread. I was raised Roman Catholic and during my college years strayed from the faith. I thought I was atheist for a time, but more recently have thought of my beliefs as agnostic, although I am starting to see I'm not an agnostic either. Your arguments against atheistic presuppositions make a lot of sense to me. Where I'm struggling to find arguments is for the reasons to believe in the Christian faith vs other faiths. Is there a video or book I could use to reach the same level of logical understanding as to the question of why Christianity? Thanks!

Thanks Jay! I didn’t have time to watch the full video, but I’ve ordered Hollywood Love Affairs and What Are You So Grumpy About. Super excited to dive into them.

@JayDyer

Жыл бұрын

The first 5 were a joke

@bloom2887

Жыл бұрын

@@JayDyer that bad huh? What didn’t you like about them?

@MalaklypsetheElder

6 күн бұрын

I smell a counter trolling op

Hilarous intro Jay, laughed me arse off. Aside from importance of studying classic texts, doing serious courses in literary analysis where there is a serious attempt to understand the history of analysis on one single text (well beyond what a any random professor might teach) - this is i believe a fundamental eye-opener to understanding the many hidden treasures in these pregnant texts.

'Animal Farm' was pivotal for me as a teenager. It told me everything I thought I needed to know for too many years until it dawned on me too late I needed to know more. Orwell is always amazing and 'The Road to Wigan Pier' is uncomfortable and unforgettable and made me appreciate my comforts for ever more. 'Clash of Civilisations' by Samuel P Huntingdon was illuminating. I love the lists of the very well read and always try to read one of them. I will have to think about which to choose here out of eleven I haven't read. Can anyone explain why Tolkein appears to be so much more popular with males than females... I have tried.

Couple years out of high school I realized I was kind of a libtard. Ben Shapiro’s “Bullies” was the first book I willingly read and actually helped me at that time. (Remembering this will always keep me humble) Later on, multiple works by Anthony Napoleon helped shape my worldview. Went through about a month long libertarian phase after reading Hoppes, “Democracy the god that failed” + Thomas dilorenzo anti-Lincoln books. After that a brief Edward Norton/Derek Vinyard phase….Read On and off for about 5 years. It wasn’t until last summer an author resonated so deeply with me I couldn’t get enough. Ft Seraphim Rose, Nihilism + Religion of the future. Since then, I’ve been interested in theology & philosophy. Hope to attend my first liturgy here soon, please pray for me. Also “On resistance to evil by force” by Ilyan was another worldview altering book I thoroughly enjoyed. Highly recommend for Christians/inquirers who struggle with the idea of pacifism in relation to Christianity.

@bloom2887

Жыл бұрын

Good advice. My experience was similar except the first book I read voluntarily was a Glenn Beck text lol. What a transformation over the last decade and a half haha

@goldenhoneybee8128

Жыл бұрын

I don't see many who even know who Anthony Napoleon is Shadow Men was enlightening.

@DubG94

Жыл бұрын

@@goldenhoneybee8128 Agreed and me either. Adds some more esotericism around him. I guess it depends on the time you were on Twitter and who you followed but never seen him mentioned anywhere else. Honestly, it’s a bit suspect for me but I don’t know… His most recent book on virtual reality is really good. Helped me have a different perspective on the technology we use and where it’s heading. McLuhan feel to it.

Greatly appreciate this

Thanks Jay! Plz space out your book recommendations videos because i Am going broke buying all these.!!!

Lol "how to be grumpy in an effective way." 😂

You need to do a video for women, top 10 reasons wives should not put a book spending cap on their husbands.

Better get on it

Horton Hears a Who!

@verntweld51

Жыл бұрын

The children!

Excellent! I started my personal library about 25 years ago. I've read less than 10% of my collection so far, BUT time and experience has shown me that my selections are all "must read" books for me. And....my list of "need to buy" is well over 100 books. I always check my local library first. Surprisingly, sometimes they'll have it. "I recently discovered a copy of The Judas Goats by Michael Collins Piper, which I've checked out and am reading now.

I read all the Bond books in order in 2001. It was well worth the effort

@johnrehbaum6384

Жыл бұрын

Correction 2021

barbara Remington poster for lord of rings is the best art

I was just wondering if you would come out with a book list. The universe comes together.

If you enjoyed Stellaluna, try the Silverwing series. It is about the life of a bat who falls in love, dies and is rescued from hell by his son.

3 Books that have impacted me: 1) Martin Buber's I and Thou 2) R.D. Laing, Politics of Experience 3) Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling

Thank you, Jay. A vision of sublime wisdom. I am a changed man right now. A bestowal of beneficence. I recommend Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. I knew better, Sir. I cannot image what people say. It is unreal. Thank you for ALL your videos.

Father, how do I click the book?

Some of the most significant for me would be: Oswald Spengler - unabridged The Decline of the West vol I and II Hans Zehrer - Man in this World José Ortega y Gasset - The Revolt of the Masses Carl Schmitt - The Concept of the Political Joseph Campbell - The Hero with a Thousand Faces Christopher Lasch - The Culture of Narcissism Ernst Jünger - The Worker and On Pain Many others too.

Hi Jay I love Your passion for knowledge and learning. Do You know the works of John Gray? "Straw Dogs".."The Silence of Animals"..The Soul of the Marionette" to name but a few. He very much sparks critical thinking just like Your works. Anyways keep up the great work. Be Well.

It was only a friendly ribbing, Jay ;) Appreciate the work 👍

Not your typical books for people to read but I hope they will: 1) For westerners 'Silence of the heart' by Robert Adams 2) For die-hards 'I am That' by Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj From a more worldly perspective: 3) Letters & Numbers by Zachary K Hubbard. 4) The Matrix Decoded by Jamie Arthur Pickup (Not yet out, almost). And ofcourse your books and the ones you refer to in your books 👌

Jay, you really need to read the Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe. It has some of Dune and Tolkien but is also a rare science fiction infused with religious subtext.

@ElonMuskrat-my8jy

3 ай бұрын

Did Sam Hyde recommend him to you? I bought a collection of PKD's short stories based on his recommendation. Need to get around to it someday.

@Armitage01101

Ай бұрын

@@ElonMuskrat-my8jy I found out about Gene Wolfe by chance, I don't know who Sam Hyde is.

@ElonMuskrat-my8jy

Ай бұрын

@@Armitage01101 He's the greatest living comedian and the most important. He actually recommended Shadow of the Torturer.

How do you leave out The Grinch?

yeah son, I also have older, smaller paperback sets of 3 very cool looking cover art for The Fellowship of the Ring as well as the original Dune series of 3 books both of which are housed inside their own cardboard sleeves that also have some dope artwork on each.... Cheers!

The book by Dumitru Stăniloae costs $194 on Amazon and $270 on Abe books. I have noticed in my study that Orthodox classics are frequently allowed to just go out of print, as if English-speaking Orthodox don't really care much. There should be an Orthodox publishing house that keeps classics alive. Anyway, looks like I will die before I read a $200 paperback.

@madcyborg1822

Жыл бұрын

Use your local library, or get a pdf!

@TheDizzbozz

Жыл бұрын

Same or even harder in germany

The Kama Pootra taught me how to properly read The Battlefield Where the Moonlight Says I Love You while talking on the big white phone.

Tolkien is brilliant, I was hoping he would be on the list, one of the greatest of all time. And he was basically an Anarcho capitalist which is cool. He gets it. The ring of power always corrupts.. just like government. Nice metaphor

Great video

In no particular order for me: Night - Elie Wiesel, The Republic - Plato / 1984.- George Orwell /The Time Machine - H. G Wells / Frankenstein - Mary Shelley / Farenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury / The Holy Bible/ Danny the champion of the world - Road Dahl / Bomba the Jungle Boy - Roy Rockwood/Robison Crusoe - Daniel Dafoe

@ElonMuskrat-my8jy

3 ай бұрын

ilie Weasel 🤭

Hahahahaha when you brought out Hollywood Lovers I instantly subscribed!

Esoteric Hollywood and Esoteric Hollywood 2 not on the list? Come on man!

Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry

The vibrating pulsating background noise is interesting

3:32 I thought u were gonna show the Grinch xD

Is the red book available in Amazon?

@JayDyer

Жыл бұрын

No just on my site

Anyone have tips on reading and not cramping your neck or are we just suffering for the culture?

"Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat" isn't on the list smh. 😐

central banking and mankind is a good book too!

Is that a real pineapple back there or is it decorative?

The Stinky Cheese Man is fire, though.

Here at the center still to be named, I have probably 1000 books: 800 Orthodox theology, Fathers, saints lives etc, 100 psychology, and others. This doesn’t include my father’s (RIP) pallet of books on metaphysics, epistemology, math, philosophy and HP Lovecraft etc.. I wish you could see it Jay! 🥰🙏🏻

Jay, jeran from the show jeranism wants to debate you

Just ordered, The Experience of God. Thanks. Here is a fun one I will hold up in the comments: Nature's God: The History of the Early Illuminati (The Historical Illuminatus Chronicles Vol. 3)

Steenky Cheese Man is a life changer,one of the great Western works na meeeen

0:50 haha burpees

Reading through whatever I find in Jethro's trash changed my life

Please do a jay dyer food channel

hey Jay, have you read the four part series from the late 1700's "Memoirs illustrating the History of Jacobinism" by the French Catholic Jesuit Priest Augustin Barruel? That's the series i'm reading currently. I'm only on the first book "The Antichristian Conspiracy" but its been very interesting so far in my opinion. I was just wondering if you have an opinion on the series if youve read them....

@anchorthesun3438

Жыл бұрын

Where did you find it ?

@dwightsperspective

Жыл бұрын

@@anchorthesun3438 eBay.

Hahahahah.. this is brilliant. Jay, you're a national treasure.

Book 16 Trust me I am not a Doctor by Dr Crispy Johnson.

haha i wrote that about crimes and punishment before i saw it was on his list... now im going to finish

No Kiyosaki?

♡

Too funny Jay! 🤣🤣 Straight faced and all! Stinky Cheese book and all!

good

The illustrations in the The Stinky Cheese Man are borderline mkultra / nightmare fuel

getting ready to go soon?

The sovereign individual and democracy: the god that failed.

James Perloff, a recent Orthodox convert, has numerous great books on the New World Order and evolution lies.

100 years of solitude

Couldn't figure out if jay was trolling with those children's books lol either way children's books are really interesting and used for indoctrination depending on the book. Cool recommendations overall jay😎

Whenever someone has asked (in a challenging manner) if I have read all of the books in my library, I've found the best response is, "No, I haven't. Just like how I haven't eaten all the food in my pantry yet." P.S. Don't invite just anybody to look at your library if you can. Eventually someone is going to ask to borrow a book. Typically it's the bone head who wonders if you've read all of your books yet.

have never finished crimes and punishment