Finished reading: Ten Days that Shook the World by John Reed 📚

“Participant” journalism - a partisan eye-witness account of the October Revolution in Russia. Gripping and very well written.

Finished reading: Storming Heaven by Miles Cameron 📚

Excellent, fast-paced, second book in the Age of Bronze series. Cracking good.

Finished reading: Disorderly Men by Edward Cahill 📚

A wonderful exploration of the horrors of the way gay men were persecuted in the 60s before the Stonewall Riots. Explores their internalised homophobia and how it damaged their lives but also the difficult but liberating journey of self discovery and acceptance in the wake of violent oppression.

First breakfast, Floriditas. (feat. A Noble Ruin (Tatum 2024))

Currently reading: El Cid by Nora Berend 📚

A very entertaining and informative review of the life and afterlife of Ruy Díaz (El Cid).

Since I’ve deleted my Amazon account entirely, I’ve been looking for a good source of audio books.

Just discovered Libro.fm - where you can buy audio books and support a local bookstore!

You can buy individual eBooks, and/or sign up for a monthly membership; each purchase supports a local bookshop you select.

Here’s a link to Libro.fm.

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Finished reading: In Youth Is Pleasure by Denton Welch 📚

Languid, lyrical, intoxicating. In youth, pleasure.

#book #queer

Seems vaguely relevant.

#book #fallofcivilisation

Currently reading: Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman 📚

Chapter / Day 13 - “Three Hours” - On finding focus in the chaos.

Basically, many of the most productive people in the world focused their attention and energy on a three hour (ish) period of the day …

Love this :)

Book of the Day - “The Future is History” (Masha Gessen, 2017)

Subtitled “How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia”. A warning we need to heed.

#books #history #booksky #totalitarianism

Currently reading: The Future is History by Masha Gessen 📚

Prescient book from 2017 - a lot of the reviews at the time criticised Gessen for calling Putin’s regime “totalitarian”.

Finished reading: Don’t Let the Forest In by CG Drews 📚

Dark, queer, twisted.

Finished reading: My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh 📚

Darkly funny and sardonic. Listless tale of avoidance. Not sure about the end, but many memorable vignettes.

Finished reading: Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner 📚

Wonderful multi layered noir philosophic novel.

Long weekend reading collection. Connected and contrasting themes - history, philosophy, cross-cultural exchange, reflection, and ancient thought.

Cancelled

Finished reading: Sound Tracks by Graeme Lawson 📚

Finished reading: Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks 📚

The first book on the “Culture” Series, now a classic science fiction setting. Explores the Culture largely from the view on an antagonist in the midst of a devastating galactic war. Covers vast and immense scope with finely crafted characters and intense interpersonal relationships and conflict.

Brilliant.

Finished reading: Hard by the Cloud House by Peter Walker 📚

Interesting mix of natural history, history and mythological investigation.

Finished reading: On Savage Shores by Caroline Dodds Pennock 📚

Finished reading: Blackouts by Justin Torres 📚

Finished reading: Fifth Sun by Camilla Townsend 📚

Finished reading: Annals of Native America by Camilla Townsend 📚

Finished reading: Annals of Native America by Camilla Townsend 📚

Finished reading: Bernardino de Sahagun by Miguel Leon-Portilla 📚