Tier Lists
Outside mathematics, I enjoy fiction, video games, and anime. Below are some of my personal favorites, loosely arranged into tiers (I enjoyed everything listed). I've also read a fair amount of political philosophy and economics. Some of my favorite non-political reads include Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!, Thinking, Fast and Slow, and The Strangest Man. I have also spent quite a bit of time playing League of Legends and Hearthstone, as well as tabletop Magic: The Gathering.
Fiction
S+
Don Quijote de la Mancha – Miguel de Cervantes
The Count of Monte Cristo – Alexandre Dumas
The Lord of the Rings – J.R.R. Tolkien
S
The Cemetery of Forgotten Books – Carlos Ruiz Zafón
The Age of Madness – Joe Abercrombie
Project Hail Mary – Andy Weir
The Death of Ivan Ilyich – Leo Tolstoy
A
Stormlight Archive – Brandon Sanderson
Mistborn – Brandon Sanderson
Harry Potter – J.K. Rowling
The First Law – Joe Abercrombie
The Three-Body Problem – Cixin Liu
Lightbringer – Brent Weeks
B
Wheel of Time – Robert Jordan
The Devils – Joe Abercrombie
Night Angel – Brent Weeks
The Gambler and White Nights – Fyodor Dostoevsky
C
Crime and Punishment – Fyodor Dostoevsky
Malazan Book of the Fallen – Steven Erikson
The Witcher – Andrzej Sapkowski
The Broken Earth – N.K. Jemisin
Video games
S
Nine Sols
Sekiro
Grime
A
Ender Lilies / Ender Magnolia
Hades
Monster Hunter: World
Civilization VI
B
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Blasphemous II
Cuphead
Celeste
C
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Cyberpunk 2077
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
Elden Ring
Dragon Quest XI
Anime
S
One Piece
Attack on Titan
Demon Slayer
Arcane
My Hero Academia
A
Your Name
Your Lie in April
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
Dr. Stone
B
Death Note
Dragon Ball
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
C
One Punch Man
K-Pop Demon Hunters
Tokyo Ghoul