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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
KLoArt I've just finished The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon. I'm normally more of a fiction type of person but I've been slowly leaning into philosophy and psychology texts. Does anyone have any...I've just finished The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon. I'm normally more of a fiction type of person but I've been slowly leaning into philosophy and psychology texts.
Does anyone have any suggestions or recommendations for me? I was especially interested in the last essay in Wretched where Fanon discusses mental disorders in Algerians caused by French occupation from 1954-1959.
On the fiction side of things, I finished Cixin Liu's Death's End. It was a little difficult for me to stay engaged for the first half of the book and the large time jumps were a little jarring. Though, I can understand the decision to include them, especially considering how the book ends. There were definitely interesting and entertaining concepts but the immensity and scale of the content felt unrealistic (obviously). It was still a fun read.
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KLoArt Thanks for introducing me to Slow Pulp! Milo - the esteemed saboteur reggie baylor hosts an evening at the scallops hotel is my contribution. I'm a visual artist and I've always loved this track....Thanks for introducing me to Slow Pulp!
Milo - the esteemed saboteur reggie baylor hosts an evening at the scallops hotel is my contribution. I'm a visual artist and I've always loved this track. I've always enjoyed listening to artists talking about their craft and thought process and it also helps that I've been a big fan of Milo (Rory Ferreira) and his other projects for a while now.
I'm interested in the philosophy and psychology aspect. Reading about the ways behaviors developed in people because of traumatic events felt like a concrete way to drive home Fanon's points about colonization. I'll look into both Arendt and Girard.
I just checked out White Tears from my library. It is definitely scratching that psychological fiction itch for me! Thank you