INTJ authors

[Santana28]

i admit it - i've never been able to read books of any length, or i have started many and never finished them. I'm horrible with it.

certain philosophy books make a lot of sense to me, and reading them is like water to me. others, i can't read more than a sentence or two at a time and quickly bore of them.

i've recently completely reading the entire Ayn Rand collection, after discovering that her writing style suits perfectly my reading comprehension style - i read her easily, and understand it rapidly.

i've figured out that perhaps when i thought i just disliked reading - i actually disliked the writing styles of most authors.

so my question is - can anyone recommend more books written by INTJ authors for me? i've discovered that i actually *enjoy* reading for the first time in my life, and i'm eager to keep up with it.

thank you!

[quentin]

James Joyce

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

The ultimate INxx biography.

[Santana28]

James Joyce

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

The ultimate INxx biography.

thank you :) i'll look into that!

more?

[Jgib5328]

C.S. Lewis was an INTJ, some say Tolkien may be one too.

[RoqueBear]

Viktor E. Frankl - Man's Search for Meaning

Philosophy, psychology and existentialism in one book. I don't know if hes an INTJ, but he very much sounds like one.

[thephoenix1414]

Not sure of his type, but Cormac McCarthy is a good writer, nothing like Ayn Rand. The difference is she deals primarily with people and her philosophy on life, where as McCarthy deals with nature and uses a lot more metaphorical language unlike Ayn Rand uses almost no figurative language. But I love both of their works.

[mabts]

Great thread! I'm not sure if the authors of the books I'm going to recommend are all necessarily INTJs, but they are certainly books and authors that appeal to INTJs.

Lost in the Cosmos -- Walker Percy
-- I've probably read this book 25 times. My favorite book ever. I think any person who feels displaced from modern society will love this book.

I think most of Kurt Vonnegut's novels are appealing to INTJs.

In terms of philosophy, which is my main obsession, Nietzsche and Schopenhauer have to be the definitive INTJs. Schopenhauer's The World as Will and Representation has had a monstrous effect on my life as an INTJ.

I think that's an interesting start -- I have many more suggestions if you're interested.

[Octavianus Caesar]

I am pretty sure Terry Brooks might be an INTJ.

[elsdfr]

Nietzsche? which goes to Fyodor Dostoyevsky but I'm not sure what type he was.

[Octavianus Caesar]

Nietzsche? which goes to Fyodor Dostoyevsky but I'm not sure what type he was.

there is alot of similarites between them.

A good book on that is "The hidden Face of God" by Richard Elliot Friedman.

[Chevy Chase]

Dostoyevsky was INTJ. No question about that.

[Doppelbock]

Dan Simmons is an INTJ. He writes both horror and sci-fi. What I've read of his has been very good. I've yet to read his widely acclaimed Hyperion series.

[Avenger]

Dostoyevsky was INTJ. No question about that.



I am reading The Idiot right now, and it's a great read.
The only downside would be the horde of names you have to keep track on.

[Chevy Chase]

I am reading The Idiot right now, and it's a great read.
The only downside would be the horde of names you have to keep track on.

I've got the The Idiot at home, but I haven't read it. It looks too daunting. I've read a lot of his other stuff though. Notes from the Underground is his killer book I feel.

[Darkmist]

R Scott Bakker is heavy into philosophy and Nietzsche.

[meanlittlechimp]

I read the books in high school and was affected by them. I remember identifying with the characters completely and enjoying the books but...

There was something missing or unrealistic in the manner in which the characters interacted with each other and acted. After getting into MBTI recently it occurred to me why - every single character was an NT!

It's also one of the the only novels I've ever read that pretty has no character development. I'm interested to see if others here can come up with other INTJ writers. I'm curious as to how they would write. (Excluding sci-fi, satire etc) Literature in the traditional sense.

[Lei Yang]

Miyamoto Musashi (known for "book of five rings").

I am not sure if he would qualify as intj. He started life as somewhat of an isfp, by the accounts of his early life, but it seems constant practicing of his trade made him into an intj, and towards the end of his life he had mastered several arts.
EDIT: And no, I am not insinuating that intjs are more masterful or any of that sort, only that the certain methodology in what he did, and the level of competency reached in his every venture, suggests intj. Also, the book itself - very NT. Musashi was known as a recluse so...

A book of five rings can be read as a piece of philosophy, so in a sense I guess it qualifies him as an "author" (as Nietzsche qualified, but then again, Nietzsche had Zarathustra). Anyways, any of you read a book of five rings? Any views?