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2019-03-10 at 11:42 AM UTC
Originally posted by Octavian I read "The s-t-r-a-n-g-e-r" by Camus years ago but didn't find it as good as I thought it would be.
I've been meaning to read that. I have both an English translation and original French copy (I was in French immersion all throughout grade school).
All I remember about what parts of the book I read was the stuff about how Mercault or whatever apparantly got triggered by the heat of the sun and got stab-happy from it.
That's some badass shit.
Imagine having your defense attorney in court trying to argue that you stabbed a motherfucker cuz it was too hot out. -
2019-03-10 at 12:06 PM UTC
Originally posted by gadzooks I've been meaning to read that. I have both an English translation and original French copy (I was in French immersion all throughout grade school).
All I remember about what parts of the book I read was the stuff about how Mercault or whatever apparantly got triggered by the heat of the sun and got stab-happy from it.
That's some badass shit.
Imagine having your defense attorney in court trying to argue that you stabbed a motherfucker cuz it was too hot out.
If I remember right Meursault just does it cause he can and why should he be restrained by the laws of man of what to and not to do. I think that was the theme I can't remember. I was 13/14 when I read it so I'll probably read it again. What's his other material like?
I was always meant to read Huxley's "Brave new world", I heard good things. I am also very eager to read "Utopia", by Thomas More who Henry VIII had executed. It was suppose to be ahead of it's time, even the USSR had a special affection for this man hundreds of years later. -
2019-03-10 at 12:17 PM UTC
Originally posted by Lanny The reason I didn't enjoy it is because the writing was subpar. King should stick to horror in modern settings, as soon as he tries to write fantasy it gets cringey. I actually enjoyed the first couple of dark tower books, but the man can't write an action sequence that doesn't come off like an angsty 15 year old wrote it to save his life.
"Subpar" books normally don't sell almost a million copies in its first year and end up as #1 on the New York Times Best Seller list for 12 weeks straight. -
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2019-03-10 at 1:05 PM UTCCatch 22
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2019-03-10 at 1:34 PM UTCThe following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire!
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2019-03-10 at 1:42 PM UTC
Originally posted by Octavian If I remember right Meursault just does it cause he can and why should he be restrained by the laws of man of what to and not to do. I think that was the theme I can't remember. I was 13/14 when I read it so I'll probably read it again. What's his other material like?
I was always meant to read Huxley's "Brave new world", I heard good things. I am also very eager to read "Utopia", by Thomas More who Henry VIII had executed. It was suppose to be ahead of it's time, even the USSR had a special affection for this man hundreds of years later.
I have a strong penchant for reading portions of books, and then just researching summaries and reviews and discussions online to fill in some of the blanks.
Apparently, though, Camus wrote an essay, or series of essays/lectures, on the fundamental problem of suicide.
In fact, he was likely influenced by some of the Hellenistic Stoic philosophers. Most of them were supportive of a person's right to terminate their own lives.
Aurelius is a personal favorite, and I have read through his Meditations a few times over the years.
But The Stranger and The Myth of Sysiphys are relatively light reading and, I admire the Shulginsrespect, because they were the original diversified drug supply -
2019-03-10 at 1:52 PM UTC
Originally posted by gadzooks I have a strong penchant for reading portions of books, and then just researching summaries and reviews and discussions online to fill in some of the blanks.
Apparently, though, Camus wrote an essay, or series of essays/lectures, on the fundamental problem of suicide.
In fact, he was likely influenced by some of the Hellenistic Stoic philosophers. Most of them were supportive of a person's right to terminate their own lives.
Aurelius is a personal favorite, and I have read through his Meditations a few times over the years.
But The Stranger and The Myth of Sysiphys are relatively light reading and, I admire the Shulginsrespect, because they were the original diversified drug supply
It's mad how similar our interests are. I actually have a copy of meditations on my bedside table but not got around to reading it fully. Stoicism is truly a great philosophy to live by. If all the emperors had that mindset, I believe the Empire would have lasted longer, if not still be around today.The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire! -
2019-03-11 at 1:10 AM UTC
Originally posted by gadzooks I remember reading parts of that back in like '07 when I went through an Existentialism phase. I mean, don't get me wrong, there are a lot of valid ideas worth considering that grew out of the whole so-called Existentialist movement.
I had a friend back then who was a devout Absurdist, it was awesome.
The Sisyphean condundrum is absolutely central to the human condition. Camus himself boldly stated that "the only important philosophical question is suicide."
Sartre was a tad off his rocker, though.
And Heidegger too, but I kinda like Heidegger. Sure, he was a full-fledged member of the Nazi party, but he literally rewrote Western philosophy like Aristotle, Descartes, and Hegel were mere charlatans.
Reading the Sisyphus actually. Am an absurdist/modified Buddhist and Taoist. -
2019-03-20 at 3:46 AM UTCI just opened 'Do Android Dream of Electric Sheep' and the first few pages have me drawn in. This shit is good.
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2020-05-05 at 11:30 AM UTCCouldn't really sleep last night so..didn't want to watch any movies..so I read some of this ol book called Ghosts: True Encounters with the World Beyond by Hans Holzer
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2020-05-07 at 9:24 PM UTCInfinite Jest, I think I like DFW's non-fiction better but it's good.The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire!
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2020-05-07 at 10:25 PM UTClammy, are you keeping lala drunk?
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2020-05-08 at 3:58 AM UTCLove drunk maybe
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2020-05-08 at 4:27 AM UTC
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2020-05-08 at 5:31 AM UTCLate Victorian Holocausts
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2020-05-08 at 7:14 AM UTCCar manual
consumer Report
History of Western Civilization, Byzantine section, by David Talbot Rice
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