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Just finished:
Island by Aldous Huxley. Really enjoyed it; can see why plenty of people love it and it's certainly inspired me to pick up a few more Huxley titles. Poignant, interesting and although unintentional, shows the downside of traditional Eastern religious thought in a contemporary world.
What To Say When You Talk To Yourself - Shad Helmstetter. Very bland, overly self-helpy (despite the constant reiteration this wasn't a regular self-help title; whatever that is) and incredibly quixotic (basically if you have an issue, you don't have an issue). Unrealistic and so repetitive. I liked the initial setup but after the first 50 pages, as with plenty of PD stuff, it just lapsed into vapid nothingness.
Just about to begin How Proust Can Change Your Life - Alain de Botton. I'm a big fan of Alain's and I'm re-reading Status Anxiety as well as this one. I actually saw him live last year and he's a genuinely funny, clever and authentic guy. I have a good feeling I'll enjoy this one too.
Island by Aldous Huxley. Really enjoyed it; can see why plenty of people love it and it's certainly inspired me to pick up a few more Huxley titles. Poignant, interesting and although unintentional, shows the downside of traditional Eastern religious thought in a contemporary world.
What To Say When You Talk To Yourself - Shad Helmstetter. Very bland, overly self-helpy (despite the constant reiteration this wasn't a regular self-help title; whatever that is) and incredibly quixotic (basically if you have an issue, you don't have an issue). Unrealistic and so repetitive. I liked the initial setup but after the first 50 pages, as with plenty of PD stuff, it just lapsed into vapid nothingness.
Just about to begin How Proust Can Change Your Life - Alain de Botton. I'm a big fan of Alain's and I'm re-reading Status Anxiety as well as this one. I actually saw him live last year and he's a genuinely funny, clever and authentic guy. I have a good feeling I'll enjoy this one too.