🌹So, so many! Elizabeth Strout is the first to pop in my head.
🌼 The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose - I know so many people that loved it, and I couldn't read beyond the first chapter. 🤷🏼♀️
🌺 The Stranger by Albert Camus
#wondrouswednesday
pickWhat does one say about The Stranger that hasn‘t already been said? On the surface it doesn‘t seem like much. Indeed it is the type of book that requires the skill of not reading what you‘re reading-and I‘m bad at that. Honestly, I think if it weren‘t for The Stranger‘s reputation, I would‘ve been disappointed. But there is sort of this mysterious attraction, an almost mythic quality, which I know will cause (as it has many others) my return.
Currently reading the tagged book for my Classic of the Month (CotM) and wanted to update myself on my personal reading goal for the year 📚 A Happy Death is Camus‘ first novel and has the most author insert of all his novels. One of my favorites of all time is L‘Etranger and I‘m determined to read all his novels.
pick5/5 🌟
Meursault's refusal to play games and straightforwardness is refreshing and hilarious. Emotionally indifferent and blunt, he defies societal expectations, viewing life as arbitrary and absurd. I love the book's exploration of these themes. Fantastic read!
pickWhew 😅…
I think philosophy is so tough for me because I‘m a consumptive reader; I‘m used to moving at a steady pace and when I dive into philosophy I‘m forced to slow down, to remind myself that these essays are not to be read once, but multiple times, to be discussed and dissected.
Anyway, despite its density, I‘m glad I read it. I‘ve had it for FOREVER having come across it in a library sale. It literally fell apart while reading it.
pickPortrays the significance of empathy, love and understanding for one‘s fellow man and other living beings, the importance of showing kindness when it isn‘t asked for. A prime example of how turning a blind eye for personal convenience and being indifferent is contingent in allowing evil to prevail, usually when nobody is looking or notices.
Manchester Arndale book haul!
The Camus is a decoy. I needed something to make me look high brow whilst buying a book about Tinder that I couldn't resist, haha 😅
pickThis little book is the translation of a famous speech Sartre gave (Paris, 1946) to further expound on his philosophy. I think it‘s perfect for anyone wanting an explanation of existentialism. I do not agree with this philosophy primarily because I think it underestimates the importance of the situation a person is born into. Nevertheless, it was an interesting read.
