Byron's Glowing Filament Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Queer
William S. Burroughs
William S. Burroughs Read-Through Update. Naked Lunch (reread) done. Ranking and thoughts below: 1. Naked Lunch 2. Junky 3. Queer https://t.co/cAElwTeitX
Paperback, 2022
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Great Jones Street
Don Delillo
Zero K done. DeLillo Read Through Ranking: 1 Cosmopolis 2 Mao II 3 Underworld 4 Libra 5 White Noise 6 Americana 7 Ratner's Star 8 Zero K 9 Point Omega 10 The Names 11 Great Jones Street 12 Falling Man 13 Players 14 End Zone 15 The Body Artist 16 Running Dog 17 Amazons https://t.co/TO0jgXy6sm
Paperback, 1994
$22.00$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Unconsoled
Kazuo Ishiguro
Up next: Ishiguro’s The Unconsoled. First book I’ve picked up in like 1.5 weeks (other than my Wake and GR long terms reads). Moving into the new place has finally relaxed a bit. Nice to sit down and chill with a book again, no matter how brief. https://t.co/7D8HUb0aaw
Paperback, 1996
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Runaway
Alice Munro
@DbDjamel Alice Munro. The Beggar Maid if you want stories connected with the same character or The Moons of Jupiter if you want mostly unconnected stories. I’ve also heard Runaway and Hateship are her best collections, but I have yet to read those.
Paperback, 2005
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Dialogues: Containing The Apology of Socrates, Crito, Phaedo, and Protagoras; With Introd. by the Translator, Benjamen Jowett
Benjamin Jowett
quite excited. But, I thought, why not do a whole overview! So that’s what I’m doing. I read about the pre-Socratics, 7 or 8 of Plato’s dialogues, 3 of Aristotle’s works, Lucretius, some non-fiction on the Stoics, Skeptics, and Epicureans, and now I’m onto Cicero. Of which I’m
Paperback, 2022
$25.95$12.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Cannibal
John Hawkes
@gangweedernomad I do love John Hawkes though! The Cannibal and Lime Twig are excellent.
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Metaphysics
Aristotle
Anyone have tips for how to comprehend Aristotle’s Metaphysics that doesn’t include going through the work of getting a Master’s in Philosophy. Cause this shit’s tough.
Paperback, 2014
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The Passenger
Cormac McCarthy
After what feels like a year of waiting, up next: The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy. https://t.co/4uiK1Lhads
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Poetics
Aristotle
I’m very underread in philosophy. Before a few months ago, I had read The Republic, Symposium, and Aristotle’s Poetics. I have become very interested in Deleuze/Guattari. But upon some research there were quite a few philosophers who were suggested to be read prior. Which got me
Paperback, 2013
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White Noise
Don Delillo
White Noise is done. DeLillo Read Through Ranking*: 1. White Noise 2. Americana 3. Ratner's Star 4. The Names 5. Players 6. Great Jones Street 7. Running Dog 8. End Zone 9. Amazons *Not everything I've read by DeLillo. Just what I've done so far on the full read-through. https://t.co/aW2OSKZcJD
Paperback, 1986
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