What to Read After Gödel, Escher, Bach
Readers who loved Gödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. Hofstadter keep reaching for these 24 books. This list is built from where Gödel, Escher, Bach is read alongside other books across reader co-reads and book lists. The more independent sources agree on a title, the higher it ranks.
Books to read after Gödel, Escher, Bach
Gödel's Proof
Consciousness Explained
The Society of Mind
The Annotated Turing
Labyrinths of Reason
The Colossal Book of Mathematics
The Mind's I
Mathematics
Metamagical Themas
The ELegant Universe
Logicomix - An Epic Search for Truth
Cryptonomicon
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman"
QED
The Feynman Lectures on Physics including Feynman's Tips on Physics
The Fabric of the Cosmos
Prime Obsession
Journey Through Genius
Incompleteness
E
A History of Mathematics
The Music of the Primes
A Mathematician's Apology
Imaginary Tale