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raisin  ·  2910 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What are your goals for 2017?

Hmm, let's see. This year I have read, among other things:

The Outsider by Albert Camus. I greatly enjoyed this one, will probably pick a copy in the original French (even though my French is abysmal). Have a copy of The Plague sitting on my bookshelf which I will probably get to reading early next year.

The Vegetarian by Han Kang. This one was... a little weird. It was a good kind of weird, but I don't think I will be in a mood to re-read it any time soon.

How to Travel with a Salmon by Umberto Eco. This one is a small collection of his essays, read most of it while travelling to Britain this summer. A lot of hilarious bits.

The Sellout by Paul Beatty. “It’s illegal to yell ‘Fire!’ in a crowded theater, right?” “It is.” “Well, I’ve whispered ‘Racism’ in a post-racial world.”

And right now, I am listening to an audiobook version of You Are Not So Smart by David McRaney, which seems alright so far.

What about you?



rjw  ·  2909 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I really enjoyed The Outsider, The Plague is also sitting on my bookshelf. I've also read The Myth of Sisyphus which is not a work of fiction, but a philosophical essay where he describes Absurdism. The ideas underlie the rest of his writing and as a work of philosophy it is very readable. I recommend it.

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