William Makepeace Thackeray · 1800
A satirical novel following characters navigating English society and the Napoleonic Wars.
Dan Houser loves it because all of human life is contained within it.
A speaker recommends a book written by someone else.
“Vanity Fair. I used to love the novel, not the magazine. Because same thing, all of life is here.”
Why: All of human life is contained within it.
Dan Houser, Guest on Lex Fridman Podcast#484 – Dan Houser: GTA, Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar, Absurd & Future of Gaming
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