Mindf*ck Series
by
S.T. Abby
Recently finished The Risk, book 1 of 5 book Mindfuck series
Fast paced fun short easy read slightly steamy thriller. 46K reviews at 5 stars.
30 novels so far this year including some short story collections, 11 DNF, as of 3rd quarter 31 Oct 2024
Love having an ereader to carry plenty of books to pick from and ability to buy books on-the-go anytime, especially when traveling.
The Fall
by
Albert Camus
4/5
Eloquent, though provoking, like a self-profession of manās life, everyone needs their own form of hope to survive.
Eleven Minutes
by
Paul Coelho
2/5
Simple graphic writing about life of a prostitute, who falls in love
Piranesi
by
Susanna Clarke
DNF
Gets great reviews but they either love it or hate it.
Dull ongoing diary of nothingness. Flipped through book and continues throughout.
Hope to come across this one the next visit stateside.
Your first mistake
Yea, Coelho has like a cult following but Iām not feeling it after reading 2 of his books.
I mentioned him here
He came up again that year
One of these threads, or another, discusses him a lot.
Read the Housel book. Most of it just seemed like common sense.
This also looks good:
Reading Nietzsche in Amsterdam
Hurston and Nietzsche both see the consolation of metaphysical beliefs as necessary for those not strong enough to face the challenges of life by themselves. Compare Hurstonās āPeople need religion because the great masses fear life and its consequencesā with GĆ¼lās āHope is just a way of outsourcing oneās responsibility.ā If Hurston and Nietzsche are renowned for their stylish irreverence, commitment to individuality, and resistance to metaphysical thinking, then GĆ¼l, still in her twenties, may yet prove to be a worthy inheritor of this same tradition.
A signed version. 
Taiwan author won book prize.
Taiwan Travelogue
by
YƔng Shuang-zi
A bittersweet story of love between two women, nested in an artful exploration of language, history, and power May 1938.
Around 45 short stories from different authors, classic humor hits differntly, slowly, like something you would read in a newspaper after finishing everything else and have nothing else to do like watch TV, play video games, Tiktok, debate about politics and Covid on Forumosaā¦
The Driverās Seat
By
Muriel Spark
One of the oddest short stories Iāve ever read.
Nausea
by
Jean-Paul Sartre
4/5
First part of the book is quite very remarkable thoughtful writing.
THAT is hard to come by in paperback.
Been looking for it for years. I may have to just go to Amazon.
On Google Books ebook US$10.