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 Cathy's anti esoteric book list and review
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Aimé CésaireJournal of a Homecoming ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ClassicsIntimate, vulnerable, all the romanticism of the French.
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Albert CamusThe Myth of Sisyphus⭐️PhilosophyThe boulder might just be life itself. Carry on.
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Albert CamusThe Stranger ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ClassicsCreates a void.
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AristotleMetaphysics⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️PhilosophyAn all encompassing introduction to ideas beyond the physical realm!
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AristotleNicomachean Ethics⭐️⭐️⭐️PhilosophyThe start to my education in moral philosophy, should be introduced to children.
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Bell HooksAll About Love⭐️⭐️ContemporaryToo broad, and at times empty.
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Bell HooksTeaching to Transgress⭐️ClassicsI don't care.
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Charles WebbThe Graduate⭐️⭐️FunIf I mention Mrs Robinston and you have no idea who i'm talking about?!
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DanteInferno⭐️⭐️⭐️ClassicsHozier <3
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Edgar Allan PoeEdgar Allan Poe: Complete Tales & Poems⭐️FunMeh
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Ezio Di NucciEthics Without Intention⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️PhilosophyOne of the most detailed books on moral philosophy.
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F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Great Gatsby⭐️⭐️ClassicsOh to be a beautiful little fool~
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Franz KafkaThe Metamorphosis⭐️⭐️ClassicsRot summer.
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Friedrich NietzscheBeyond Good and Evil⭐️⭐️⭐️Philosophy
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Friedrich NietzscheOn the Geneology of Morality⭐️⭐️⭐️Philosophy
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Friedrich NietzscheSchopenhaur as Educator⭐️Classics
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Friedrich NietzscheThe Birth of Tragedy⭐️⭐️Philosophy
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Friedrich NietzscheTwilight of the Idols⭐️⭐️Philosophy
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Fyodor DostoevskyCrime and Punishment⭐️⭐️⭐️ClassicsRead it as a self-help book in 2022 upon meeting RS. Did not help.
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Fyodor DostoevskyWhite Nights⭐️⭐️⭐️Classics
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George Orwell1984⭐️⭐️Classics
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Gustave FlaubertMadame Bovary⭐️⭐️⭐️Classics
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HegelScience of Logic⭐️⭐️⭐️Philosophy
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HegelThe Phenomenology of Spirit⭐️PhilosophyHe's definitely drunk while writing this.
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Immanuel KantGroundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Philosophy
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Immanuel KantThe Critique of Judgment⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Philosophy
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Immanuel KantThe Critique of Practical Reason⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Philosophy
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Immanuel KantThe Critique of Pure Reason⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Philosophy
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Isabel WilkersonCaste: The Origin of Discontents⭐️ContemporaryToo many words.
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J. K. RowlingHarry Potter series⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Fun
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Jack KerouacOn the Road⭐️⭐️⭐️Contemporary
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Jean-Paul SartreBeing and Nothingness⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Philosophy
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Jean-Paul SartreExistentialism Is a Humanism⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Philosophy
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Jean-Paul SartreNausea⭐️Philosophy
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John DeweyArt as Experience⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Classics
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John GreenThe Anthropocene Reviewed⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ClassicsOne of the easiest and most moving reads.
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John LockeTwo Treatises of Government⭐️Philosophy
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Laura EsquivelLike Water for Chocolate⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️FunEngrained in my soul.
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Leo TolstoyAnna Karenina⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Classics
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Leo TolstoyHow Much Land Does A Man Need? ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Classics
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Lewis CarrollAlice in Wonderland⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Fun
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Louisa May AlcottLittle Women⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Classics"Marriage is an economic proposision".
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Martin HeideggerBeing and Time⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Philosophy
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Martin HeideggerOntology⭐️Philosophy
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Martin HeideggerThe Fundamental Concepts of Metaphysics⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Philosophy
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Martin HeideggerThe Origin of the Work of Art⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️PhilosophyEmphasis on "work" in work of art.
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Martin HeideggerThe Question Concerning Technology⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Philosophy
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Martin HeideggerThe Question of Being⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Philosophy
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Michael SingerThe Surrender Experiment⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ContemporaryFun things happen after reading this book.
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Mitch AlbomTuesdays with Morrie⭐️Contemporary
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Neil deGrasse TysonLetters from an Astrophysicist⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️FunAuthor looks like daddy.
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Paulo FreirePedagogy of the Oppressed⭐️Classics
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Peter SingerPractical Ethics⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Philosophy
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PlatoAllegory of the Cave⭐️⭐️⭐️PhilosophyOver-used.
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PlatoApology⭐️⭐️Philosophy
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PlatoRepublic ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Philosophy
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PlatoThe Republic⭐️⭐️Philosophy
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PlatoThe Symposium⭐️⭐️⭐️PhilosophyDrunken men and a wise woman talks about life, death, logic, and morality.
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René DescartesMeditations on First Philosophy⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Philosophy
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Richard AtkinsPuzzled?!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️PhilosophyThe most fun and tantalizing book on logic.
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Richard KearneyThe Wake of Imagination⭐️⭐️⭐️Philosophy
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Samuel ButlerErewhon⭐️Fun
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Sigmund FreudCivilization and Its Discontents⭐️⭐️Contemporary
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Sigmund FreudThe Ego and the Id⭐️ContemporaryShush.
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Søren KierkegaardEither/Or⭐️⭐️Philosophy
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Søren KierkegaardFear and Trembling⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Philosophy
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Søren KierkegaardThe Concept of Anxiety⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️PhilosophyLegendary anxious boy Kierkegaard.
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Søren KierkegaardThe Sickness unto Death⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Philosophy
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Sylvia PlathThe Bell Jar⭐️⭐️⭐️ContemporaryThe fig tree...
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Tara SwartThe Source⭐️⭐️⭐️ContemporaryNeuroscientist's approach to manifestation. Creating new neuro pathways.
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Thomas MoreUtopia⭐️Philosophy
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Toni MorrisonBeloved⭐️⭐️Contemporary
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Walt WhitmanLeaves of Grass⭐️ClassicsAmericana.
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William FaulknerAs I Lay Dying⭐️⭐️Classics
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Yuriko SaitoEveryday Aesthetics⭐️⭐️⭐️Classics
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吴奕俊 译百岁人生 The 100 Year life⭐️ContemporaryVery practical and applicable, emphasis on financial planning.
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孙子The Art of War 孙子兵法⭐️⭐️Classics
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庄子Essential Writings 庄子⭐️⭐️Classics
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陆晓娅旅行中的生死课⭐️⭐️FunAbout death, and parting with love. Cold.
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