My favourite is Crime and Punishment. That’s probably a very basic answer, but Raskolnikov’s breakdown is a great depiction of some of the concepts I’m interested in studying
My favourite novel is fathers and children by turgenev
I think I should reread Crime and Punishment because I only read it once about eight years ago. I read Fathers and Children a year ago and adored it. An often overlooked classic in my opinion.
Y’all be up in here reading such “smart” books and I’m over here with my super deep psychological thrillers and chick-lit. lol
Some of my favorites lately have been: My Wife is Missing by D.J. Palmer Hello Sunshine by Laura Dave Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Rayburn The Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing
Currently Reading: We Are All the Same Dark by Julia Heaberlin
All the Devils Are Here Bethany McClean. Detailed but manageable book on 2008 housing crisis.
The Naked and the Dead Norman Mailer. I’ve been having a super tough time with fiction. Tried to read Out by Natsuo Kirino and just couldn’t get into it.
It’s been awhile so here are some of the highlights in my literary listens:
Lies She Told by Cate Holahan The Favor by Nora Murphy They Never Learn by Layne Fargo The Hunting Wives by May Cobb All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers The Prisoner by B.A. Paris Girl, Forgotten by Karen Slaughter Blood Sugar by Sascha Walker Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney
And I just started: Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six by Lisa Unger
Nothing note worthy lately.
Dark Fall by Andrews and Wilson
War Hawk by James Rollins and somebody. Meh…
Murder at the Lobstah Shack kept thinking it was going to get better but…
A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins then tried The Girl on the Train. Listened for two hours and could have cared less if they all died… lol (returned early)
Now onto, Bone Rattle by Marc Cameron.
I really like most of Gladwell’s stuff, this book is no different. Entertaining, educational.
Without the slightest criticism meant, I do find it mildly amusing that you could have 2 people read 2 different Gladwell books that discuss a similar point, and have them both argue to death on opposing sides, citing the same man as a source. Of course this is where nuance comes in to play, but it’s amusing to see how, with his definitive style, there appears to be just diametric opposition on certain ideas he has repeatedly touched.
Recently finished One Second After by William Forstchen and picked up the sequel but haven’t cracked it open yet. The first one was so friggin sad I had to stick an action thriller in between to keep things “light”.