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Rated The Song of Achilles 10/10

Rated Astrology Zone The Year Ahead 2019 8/10

Rated The Psychology of Money 10/10

Rated Pet Sematary 10/10

Added The Man Who Broke Reality: Niels Bohr and the Making of Modern Physics to Want to Read

Finished reading Oryx and Crake

Wants to read Crying in the Bathroom

Rated The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation 8/10

Rated The Unpersuadables: Adventures with the Enemies of Science 8/10

Will Storr takes the reader along on a journey among people with unconventional ideas about the world, meeting with a infamous holocaust denier, homeopaths and alien abductees. As the book progresses, Storr does a good job at showing how fuzzy 'truth' and 'facts' can actually be. The story is guided by the principle of 'audi alteram partem', and he makes sure to always show both sides of the case (how ridiculous something might seem). I agree with Storr's final conclusion that whenever a story - because that is simply how we as humans conceptualize the world - is too coherent, i.e. everything can be explained by causal relationships, we should be skeptical. In that sense, this could be both a conspiracy theory but also a scientific 'theory of everything' that aims to explain everything in a clear set of unbreakable rules. The book is also a good reminder that we should always at least empathize, although not necessarily sympathize, with those who differ in opinion. Everyone thinks that their set of believes is correct, but we are all prone to err, bias, and short-sightedness.

Rated Dante 8/10

Rated Titanic. Naufragio o cambio di rotta per l'ordine liberale. 10/10

Sure, but does anyone start reading the classics? Reading on any level should be encouraged 😊

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Rated Hugs and Cuddles 8/10

Rated The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind 6/10

Rated The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self 10/10

Rated The Light Princess 10/10

Rated My Year of Rest and Relaxation 10/10

it's like if a long exasperated sigh was a book

Rated The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life 8/10

Rated Love, Pamela: A Moving Celebrity Memoir about Reclaiming Your Narrative 6/10

Rated I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 10/10

I usually go through and "highlight" my favorite lines, passages, and exchanges. I found myself holding my breath because of being enraptured at the depth of the prose. When I'd breathe out, I'd realize the long moment was still going. I'd have to highlight the entire book to capture everything. <br/><br/>I read this book many years ago. This was a re-read. I've always loved the way she looked at the world. Even more so now. What a gift to have her words, and to be able to pick them up at any time. <br/><br/>

Rated Cheap Land Colorado: Off-Gridders at America's Edge 10/10

Rated Spare 4/10

Rated Fairy Tale 8/10

Finished reading The Splinter in the Sky

Wants to read The Day of the Locust