I like big books and I cannot lie
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69% complete! Eivind (like the Terrible) has read 69 of 100 books.
There has long been a need for the stories of ancient mythology written to appeal to the twentieth-century mind. Edith …
Drawing on the works of Homer, Ovid, Virgil, and other classical authors, as well as …
A very good and well organized overview of Greek history from prehistory through the Hellenistic Age.
"Don't fret, Zorba, we shall meet again, and, who knows, man's strength is tremendous! One day we'll put our great plan into effect: we'll build a monastery of our own, without a god, without a devil, but with free men; and you shall be the gatekeeper, Zorba, and hold the great keys to open and close the gate-like Saint Peter…"
What a wonderfully fucked up book. I love how the story is painted in the language of the different characters. And what memorable characters. Thank you, David Foster Wallace. I will be celebrating O.N.A.N.ite Interdependence Day in November.
As a young man, Jacob Jankowski was tossed by fate onto a rickety train that was home to the Benzini …
Great. Read.
