>Last book you read>Current book>Thought? Are you doing a study of anything in particular?
Extension du domaine de la lutteLes Soirées de MédanI am studying French and also French naturalismI'm having a good time
>Last BookEnquiry on Human Understanding>Current BookEssay on human understanding>Thought?Trying to learn more about Anglo philosophy specifically. DESU I found not much disagreeable in Hume's Enquiry. It seemed much less like a philosophy and more like a starting point for philosophical research, correcting the overstatements and mistakes of previous systems. I don't think the "bundles of ideas" can adequately account for how we come to a clear framing of universals.
>last bookTrain Dreams. It was a good story but lacked much depth beyond vague allusions towards ideas of self. It was short enough that its faults did not detract much but those faults leave me not very interested reading Johnson more, probably will read Tree of Smoke still since it did win the National Book Award which is a solid award and generally not given to works with the faults of Train Dreams. >current bookThe Collected Breece D'J Pancake. So far liking it quite a bit, even the rather heavy handed first person narrative of Trilobites was good and managed to move past his limitations as a writer. Amazing how much growth he shows after it and how quickly he grew as a writer, still had a long ways to go but he probably would have been one of the greats if he had not killed himself.>Thought?I am between projects and enjoying the downtime, reading what I please instead of research. Next novel comes out in May and I will have a month or so of little free time and then will probably resume following my whims until I find my direction for the next project. Had a great short story idea last night which I promptly forgot the important details of, tonight I will redo everything I did last night which generally works for bringing back the idea, I know the idea was influenced by something I did/read/listened too but that is it.
>Last book you readThe Tartar Steppe>Current bookStoner>Thought?Not much, I'm just grinding to read some good books from lit top 100 list.
>>23311505>Last book you readAbsalom, Absalom, by William Faulkner>Current bookThe Devil in the Backlands, by Graciliano Ramos>Thought? I've been trying to get a hold of "difficult" books this year, in order to challenge myselfthese past two have been hard, but ultimately rewarding reads, probably the greatest books I've ever readthe current book was written in my native language, but it feels like a completely different dialect, and the prose is just outstandingmight move on to Ulysses next
>lastThe Great Railway Bazaar: By Train Through Asia by Paul TherouxAn interesting trip by an unpleasant man. Every now and then he would write something interesting about a landscape or a temple or a person that would make me think maybe he’s not all that awful. Then he would be a dick over something petty. The parts about Vietnam and India were probably the most interesting.>currentThe Way of the World by Nicholas Bouvier. I’m a little more than halfway through. I enjoyed their trip through Yugoslavia and Turkey then they get stuck in Azerbaijan for a winter because of impassable roads and Border difficulties with the Shah’s Iran. A lot of nice moments and portraits of the Armenians and Kurds they encounter.They’re finally back on the road again and able to enter Iran. After a long winter’s wait..>thoughtWill probably read The Air Conditioned Nightmare by Henry Miller next. After that I’m going to pick up 1919 by John Dos Passos. I read the 1st book of the USA trilogy last year and 1919 is book 2. The first one was a fairly quick read despite the modernist techniques.
>Last bookAednan - Linnea Axelsson>CurrentThe Canterbury Tales>ThoughtsVerse is an objectively inferior way to tell a narrative story. Can't blame Chaucer since the novel wasn't really much of a thing in his time, but Aednan would have been far better as an actual novel and not just an "epic" in verse that held little
>Last book you readHadith: Muhammad's Legacy in the Medieval and Modern World>Current bookThe Way to Nicaea>Thought? Are you doing a study of anything in particular?Finished up a general study of Islam with that book on the history of hadith analysis. A resolution of mine was to start learning about world religions. Reading there foundational texts, general analysis of history/beliefs/practices, as well as selections from notable theologians/saints in the history of the religion.Taking a break now with stuff i normally read (christian theology). Soon I'll move on to a study of Judaism.
>>23311581>I'm just grinding to read some good books from lit top 100 listcringe
>>23311587Can you tell me which edition you're reading and at which page the deal with the devil at the crossroads happens?
>>23311677Are you the anon who posted that other thread where you despaired at the language? Have you ever read Spenser or Scott, Pope or Milton, or any other longform verse narratives?
>Last bookEvery man for himself and God against all, by Werner Herzog>Current book(s)Death in Venice, by Thomas MannAmerican Psycho, by B.E. Ellis>Thought Honestly I really like how Herzog writes, I read also his previous books. This one is just a recollection of events of his life in no particular order. Kinda feels like a grandpa telling you some really unhinged but interesting stories between his naps.I am a painter, I read pretty much everything for my pleasure and curiosity, but I try to find inspiration as much as possible in every book.
>>23311505>Last Henry III 1207-1258>CurrentHenry III 1258-1272>ThoughtsI didn't intend to read the second one because of how long both of these are but I love them. I've already did a study sort of thing on the Anglo-Saxon Kings at the start of the year so I don't think I'll be going onto the other Kings maybe besides Edward I. My main aims are to finish the Roman historians for the Republic and look more at Byzantium's primary sources.
>>23311705how so?
>>23311505>le morte d'arthur volume 1 >le morte d'arthur volume 2I don't know if it's because I'm ESL but it's not only a slog but boring as well.
>lastThe New York Trilogy>current4321>thought?Post modernism is a cheap way to avoid writing stories that make any sense
>Last book you readParadise Regained>Current bookThe Greek Alexander Romance
>>23312730>The New York TrilogyRank the stories? For me, 3>1>2.
>>23311505Poems of Wang Wei Poems of Du Fu (also the Chu Ci and the Wen Xuan) Obviously focused on Chinese poetry. My thoughts are it's absolutely bursting with vibrant beauty and soul.
>>23311505PenséesOf Human BondageBoth are pretty incredible. I've been exploring the bible now since Pascal was the tipping point for me as far as believing in Christ. I can't believe the whole time it wasn't just a larp.
>>23311505>last book Remains of the Day>current bookGilead >thoughtsThey're both very comfy and well written, super enjoyable lighter reads that also go quite deep if one is willing to look at them from certain angles >study of anything in particular I'm a bit taken up with academics rn so I don't have time for a thorough study of a topic but I am setting up understanding German idealism in depth as a summer project of sorts
>>23311505>LastMonsieur Pain. It was okay, not Bolaño's best.>CurrentL'adversaire by Carrere. Brushing up on my french. It started out okay.>A studyI've been reading Meditations on the Tarot for a while and it got me hooked. I'm writing down notes on the Arcana and thinking about how to apply their teachings.
>the diary of a rapist>norah vincent's "self made man"diary of a rapist was'nt part of any study but self made man is sort of connected to my interest in tomboys in american literature. so far i've also read the hidden hand, little women, what katy did, o pioneers, and my antonia.
>Last bookThe AlienistConflicted about this one. I like its ironic tone and wit, but the chronicle approach to it just makes it a subpar story for me.>Current bookEumeswilThe Beginning of Heaven and Earth: The Sacred Book of Japan's Hidden Christians>Thought?Not really. I've been wanting to read a Jünger's novel for quite some time now. For the second one, since quitting Catholicism I have become more interested in religion as a study subject. I plan to read Eliade next.
