The Transylvanian Trilogy: Volume I. They were counted. by Miklós Bánffy.

Selected Poems of Li Po and Tu Fu that I'm bringing on vacation :cool:

La invención de Morel by Adolofo Bioy Caseres

Answering Moral Skepticism - Shelly Kegan

Finally!

I really enjoyed that one. What did you think?

I place that book among the most over-rated books of all time. — Hanover

Agreed, along with "Moby Dick", "Red Badge of Courage",that Atticus/Gregory Peck yarn by what's her name..Harper's Crossing? , "My Brother Jack", and Xavier Herbert's "Poor fellow,My Country..or whatever it was called": just to deter the impression of national bias.
Basically, most of the high school "books/author you should read". Blatant brainwashing...as it was called way back then.

cynical smile

Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
by Yuval Noah Harari

I really enjoyed that one. What did you think? — I like sushi

Yeah, definitely a classic.

Made me want to climb a mountain ... sadly, I still haven't :( More fool me!

Agreed, along with "Moby Dick", "Red Badge of Courage",that Atticus/Gregory Peck yarn by what's her name..Harper's Crossing? , "My Brother Jack", and Xavier Herbert's "Poor fellow,My Country..or whatever it was called": just to deter the impression of national bias.
Basically, most of the high school "books/author you should read". Blatant brainwashing...as it was called way back then. — kazan

I liked Moby Dick and to Kill a Mocking Bird.

“Towards thee I roll, thou all-destroying but unconquering whale; to the last I grapple with thee; from hell’s heart I stab at thee; for hate’s sake I spit my last breath at thee.”

I just thought Great Gatsby was greatly over-rated. My favorite hotel though is the Jekyll Island Club, which captures that Great Gatsby wealth thing. I'm going there this weekend to celebrate the independence of my great nation from the oppressive Brits. For hate's sake I spit my last breath at thee.

Made me want to climb a mountain ... sadly, I still haven't :( More fool me! — I like sushi

Find a metaphorical mountain to climb. You're less likely to die.

Currently reading:

Naming and Necessity, by Kripke - Feels like I should get through this.
The Magician of Lublin, by Isaac Bashevis Singer - Half way through it. Still trying to find out how the piece of shit main character Yasha is going to be given some redeeming quality.
Wittgenstein on Forms of Life, By Anna Boncopagni - it's one of the Cambridge "Elements" books where it concisely address a topic five people care about.
The Brothers Karamazov - I think I'll post this everytime because I'll never get through it. The problem is I can't remember what I last read with all the names and stuff. Maybe I'll just enjoy a Wiki read of it.

The Transylvanian Trilogy: Volume II. They Were Found Wanting by Miklós Bánffy.

started The Troubled Empire: China in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties by Timothy Brook a few days back