Great Short Books
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Does what it says on the tin, get it done in a day
Mental German dude finding inner peace via a fantasy India. Cannot recommend enough.
Very good, but if you haven't read the stranger read that first.
Fear and Trembling - Soren Kierkegaard
Beautiful, unique, mostly went over my head. Read the first few chapters about Abraham and Isaac. No where else have I encountered someone thinking so deeply about a short piece of text and drawing so much out of it.
A really niche, obscure one, from a nearly forgotten author. Well worth the read, probably shouldn't take its view on life to heart. Despite the associations its actually super fun.
Slaughterhouse 5 - Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Twisted Sci-fi tragicomedy.
A Farewell To Arms - Ernest Hemmingway
"ahhhh where have they gone" Great book, bit longer than the others. Maybe a long weekend, not long afternoon.
The Gospel of Matthew - Eponoymous
"How's the water?" said the old fish to the young fish. "What's water?"
Beautiful, tragic, about the great crime of the last century.
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