Definitely my favorite Camus piece.

I actually just finished reading "The Fall" by Camus as I picked it up super cheap at a library sale. Loved it. Now I need to go back and read The Stranger and the Plague. I guess I'm reading them out of order somewhat but I think that is ok.

I'd urge all you Camus fans to read "The Myth of Sisyphus".
I'm not a big fan of non-fiction, but this book is an easy read (for a philosophical essay) and it's extremely smart and, yes, practical.

poor sisypussy
pushing that rock all damn day.

****, just leave it there and wander around the darkness, man. it's gotta be cool somewhere. there's gotta be fellow rock-abandoners making the best of nothing eager for company.

Are you wasted and reading The Odyssey?

wait isn't sisyphus the one where sissy gets thrown into some sort of limbo that he can only escape if he pushes a rock up a hill and can get to stay on top? But it's infinitely destined to roll back down or over the other side?

not sure if this doesn't count as it's the Audiobook version, but


Paddle Your Own Canoe-One Man's Guide for Delicious Living, By Nick Offerman
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Now I've loved the show Parks and Recreation ever since I first saw it and my favorite character hands down is Ron Swanson. His deadpan delivery and manly to-the-point of Rooseveltian manliness is something that makes the show really shine and ties it all together.

With this book you have a chance to look at the man behind the mustache, Nick Offerman to find that, well, he and Ron Swanson aren't too different after all. In this book, Nick tells the story of how he grew up in rural Illinois, doing everything from farming to construction to sports(all very manly endeavors) and theater. Wait, did you say theater? Hell yeah I said theater. A good portion of this book is about his time in the Chicago theater scene in his early to late 20s for both Steppenwolf and Defiant Theater, one being arguably the biggest theater company in the country and the other being a company he founded with fellow colleagues that was well known for their daring, unique and at times controversial approach to theater.

At the moment I am at the part where he moves to Los Angeles to persue acting, so I can't really talk about it too much but so far I am enjoying what I'm reading(listening) to.

Along with that you get stories and anecdotes about his life(the chapter of him becoming a born again Christian to get laid is especially hilarious, not only in concept but in the fact that he SUCCEEDS at it), and his own personal pointers for "living deliciously", or living a full and fulfilling life. This includes not only stereotypically manly things such as working with your hands and growing the perfect mustache, but also being good to people and eating a balanced diet(yes, including vegetables and fruit) as well as a very Libertarian view on life, religion, and family. It doesn't come off as preachy though, and manages to give viewpoints on certain topics without forcing them onto you.

While not a book that has laughs every second, this is a pretty nice look at one man's story and a great resource if you want something to motivate you to go out and just go for what you want in life.

Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino. Received from an Italian architect friend who believes Calvino is the greatest 20th century Italian author and responded in kind when I mentioned being drawn to tales of Marco Polo's travels as a child. Beautifully written and economically crafted, makes me wish I could read the Italian original.

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After seeing a couple posts here about it and seeing it in the hands of more than a few commuters omw to and from work I finally picked up 1Q84. So far it's... idk what to think. The character development is amazing... everyone is described in so much detail it feels like they're real people. So far I'm enjoying Aomame's chapters more than Tengo's but I'm still pretty early on in the book. The two storylines are so different, I'm excited to see where they meet... at first I thought the story about Aomame was the one written by Fuka-Eri but NOPE. Guess that would've been too simple. Or not? IDK but I'm enjoying myself so far. It's a nice break after repeatedly trying to get through a few James Joyce novels' frustrating and exhausting stand-offishness. I honestly don't think I'll ever finish a book by authors like him... I just don't have the ****ing patience for that ****.

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I've always been fascinated with the correlation on drugs, and art. Well, more so the understanding of certain things ascertained while tripping. I really haven't tripped much myself, but some of the most beautifully minded people I've read about have, or still do psychedelics. Some of the members on this board in particular have piqued my curiosity about it, we've got some really interesting minds here, some of which you know, some you don't.