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Go tell it on the mountain

Go tell it on the mountain

By
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
Go tell it on the mountain

Literally can't get through a paragraph/a few sentences without encountering a heavy biblical reference. That made this a heavy and close(in the personal sense) read, but it was certainly worth wading through its depths.

February 22, 2018
Norwegian Wood

Norwegian Wood

By
Haruki Murakami
Haruki Murakami
Norwegian Wood

**i'm going to think over the book more and give it more a fair review. but yeah, the two stars' description of “it was ok” is how I feel about it overall.Just finished so I'm kind of a mess. Just as affecting and beautifully written as [b:South of the Border, West of the Sun 17799 South of the Border, West of the Sun Haruki Murakami https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1443685506s/17799.jpg 1739145], but somehow much less defined conceptually. I think it suffers a little in comparison to Murakami's other plain-love-story because of that. The only way I can think of this book, having just finished it, is as a moody, tangled labyrinth of life and death. The subject matter was mostly horrible for where I am right now, and the deaths hit me forcefully, yet I couldn't put it down.

June 30, 2016
Song of Solomon

Song of Solomon

By
Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison
Song of Solomon

Absolutely ace writing in every way.

October 23, 2016
Notes from Underground

Notes from Underground

By
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Fyodor Dostoevsky,
Richard Pevear
Richard Pevear(Translator),
Larissa Volokhonsky
Larissa Volokhonsky(Translator)
Notes from Underground

Super interesting book I'll probably never stop thinking about. It was a little hard to get into but definitely worth it. The words of the Underground Man are full of meaning and hilarious at some points as well. Still don't know enough of philosophy to comment on the actual content though...but it was a good read(tm).

November 24, 2015

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The Collected Songs of Cold Mountain

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Gigi / The Cat
L'existentialisme est un humanisme