Some great short stories by Kafka, Oscar Wilde, Twain, Hemingway, Asimov, Vonnegut, Lovecraft, Raymond Carver, Jorge Luis Borges, Jose Saramago, Herman Melville, Anton Chekhov. Essays by Audre Lorde. Plays by Samuel Beckett, Tom Stoppard
Some great short stories by Kafka, Oscar Wilde, Twain, Hemingway, Asimov, Vonnegut, Lovecraft, Raymond Carver, Jorge Luis Borges, Jose Saramago, Herman Melville, Anton Chekhov. Essays by Audre Lorde. Plays by Samuel Beckett, Tom Stoppard
I don’t (consciously) buy books based off them, but I will skim them cuz I would like to know what my favorite author might think
If Books Could Kill podcast
“I’ve read some of their work.” To say you read the book is just sloppy language. And it’s okay to be sloppy with your words if people get your meaning. But the fact that you’re asking tells me you’re not okay with that slight misstatement
Try 3 things 1) Read faster. Skip what you don’t understand. You’ll understand enough by the time you’ve finished. 2) Read slowly, but keep notes. Look up words, phrases, and translations. Go deep. 3) Put it on the shelf try again later in life. Or don’t
I love how jovial, casual, intimate, weird, and funny this book is :-)