Who read Lincoln in the Bardo?If so what's with George Saunders? Does he speak to the crushing hypocrisies of so called American life these days? And why was Lincoln not the angel hero we were all taught he was?
The Ego and Its Own -- Max StirnerThis does have unsavory parts in it, but as a product of its time I look past those things and focus on the dynamite, there is TNT in this volume, which once I actually finished!! It was like riding the lightning and I mean that sincerely, it was... See More » (2)
The Philokalia Vol. 1The Philokalia is a collection of ancient and not too old texts of mostly Desert fathers and people like that, of the Orthodox branch of Christianity, and this stuff I can stomach well at this point, I need to be far away from what I've always seen... See More » (2)
Darconville's Cat -- Alexander TherouxOne of the interesting modern masterpieces that doesn't get a whole ton of attention but a few years ago happened upon some booktubers I respect talking glowingly about it, like some gem that needs to be resurrected, reprinted and all that. It's got... See More » (5)
Epictetus -- The Complete WorksIf I could just have one Stoic book, this would be it, to preserve as much flow as I can muster I shall for the most part ignore the footnotes, which are plenty, and make this specific edition worth having, pus the translation by Robin Waterfield is... See More » (2)
The KnockingThe same sound. The same pause. He closed his eyes. Think. The warning had never said to run. It had never said to hide. Only one thing. https://www.patreon.com/Darkwallpaperstudio
Human, All Too Human -- Friedrich NietzscheThus began The Free Spirit Series, in this Cambridge volume are the 2 additions: Assorted Opinions and Maxims and The Wanderer and His Shadow, then comes Daybreak, then The Gay Science. That is for me what I like most of Nietzsche, where it's just a... See More » (4)
