It’s a bit of a slog, because he rambles a lot of about metaphysics. But he gets so CLOSE, it’s kind of amazing. It feels like it’s written by a man out of time, it makes you think about connecting with ancient writers.
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Waiting for Godot
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Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse
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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Ann Brontë, the lesser-known book by the lesser-known Brontë sister. It’s truly one of my favorite 19th-century novels.
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This sounds pretensious, but the play No Exit by Sartre really is a great take on the human condition.
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Gift of the Magi by OHenry,
Travels with Charley by Steinbeck,
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Call It Sleep by Henry Rorh
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*Northanger Abby -* Jane Austen’s funniest work, it’s a parody of romances.
*River of Earth -* James Still, foundational Appalachian literature.
*Phaedrus -* Plato (idk if this one is considered lesser known).
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Proust, Remembrance of things past.
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I love Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk for this reason. The ghosts are metaphoric, and the book outlines how our ghosts/demons affect our lives and futures. It’s a *very* different kind of read; the style is a mix of novel, poetry and manuscript/biography. It’s a great story of how our human condition rules is, but there’s also a lot of other great commentary about society, sex, culture, etc. One of my all time favorite novels.
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Ancient- “On the Nature of Things” by Lucretius
It’s a bit of a slog, because he rambles a lot of about metaphysics. But he gets so CLOSE, it’s kind of amazing. It feels like it’s written by a man out of time, it makes you think about connecting with ancient writers.
Waiting for Godot
Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Ann Brontë, the lesser-known book by the lesser-known Brontë sister. It’s truly one of my favorite 19th-century novels.
This sounds pretensious, but the play No Exit by Sartre really is a great take on the human condition.
Gift of the Magi by OHenry,
Travels with Charley by Steinbeck,
Call It Sleep by Henry Rorh
*Northanger Abby -* Jane Austen’s funniest work, it’s a parody of romances.
*River of Earth -* James Still, foundational Appalachian literature.
*Phaedrus -* Plato (idk if this one is considered lesser known).
Proust, Remembrance of things past.
I love Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk for this reason. The ghosts are metaphoric, and the book outlines how our ghosts/demons affect our lives and futures. It’s a *very* different kind of read; the style is a mix of novel, poetry and manuscript/biography. It’s a great story of how our human condition rules is, but there’s also a lot of other great commentary about society, sex, culture, etc. One of my all time favorite novels.