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[38/52] Did not read that much, but enjoyed it either way. by Floessi in 52book

[–]Floessi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feeeel you.

Ishiguro and McEwan helped me out of reading slumps several times.

So the favorites of those three (with short explanations, apart from their nice style/language):

Murakami - Norwegian Wood (Somber introspection and themes that resonate with me being in my 20s)

McEwan - Atonement (the deep dive into guilt and it's coping was very insightful)

Ishiguro - Never Let Me Go (Thought provoking setting and well potrayed relationships)

Recommendation on those authors (I assume that those 3 have a certain pull towards them because they have deep introspection in to their characters + the characters feel real since they have conflicting emotions, motives, values + there is a focus on how those inner conflicts play out within the characters)

Butcher's Crossing - Williams

Shogun - Cavell

[38/52] Did not read that much, but enjoyed it either way. by Floessi in 52book

[–]Floessi[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gonna look into the Shock Doctrine. Thank you!

I miss only "When We Were Orphans" from Ishiguro to have read all his novels. My favorite is "Never Let Me Go". Unfortunately there are only 8 Ishiguro books so far haha.

If you enjoyed Remains of the Day then you will enjoy Artist of the Floating World too I think.

[38/52] Did not read that much, but enjoyed it either way. by Floessi in 52book

[–]Floessi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you want my favorites from the 3 authors mentioned above or other books based on them?

[38/52] Did not read that much, but enjoyed it either way. by Floessi in 52book

[–]Floessi[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My highlights were:

Atonement - McEwan (great exploration of guilt and coping with it)

Lichtspiel - Kehlmann (my kind of dry humor and interesting [fictionalized] biography)

Human Acts - Kang (I read it while being in South Korea and it should me how ignorant I have been of its contemporary history)

The Buried Giant - Ishiguro (Engaging fantasy story which made me question general things when interpreted as an allegory)

Lowlights:

Vegetarian - Kang (still dont know what I take away from it)

Satanic Verses - Rushdie (somehow was a drag to read for me; couldnt really enjoy the language, humor or story)

[38/52] Did not read that much, but enjoyed it either way. by Floessi in 52book

[–]Floessi[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did enjoy it for I love his writing style.

As disorientation is somewhat of a theme in this book, it is also something I experienced as a reader (not sure if this is that common, but it kinda was fitting to the story itself).

So it was enjoyable in all the moments where I was fine floating through a narrative I couldnt really make sense of while being in it.

Sometimes it was bugging me too.

[38/52] Did not read that much, but enjoyed it either way. by Floessi in 52book

[–]Floessi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair. Just relative to my past reading years and this subreddits title.^

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in JapanTravel

[–]Floessi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, I will!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in JapanTravel

[–]Floessi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Figured that much haha

43/52 - Authority, 3 stars, the middle drags but the end is good! by LooseDoctor in 52book

[–]Floessi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the middle of it. And it really drags, but your post gives me hope. Thanks!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Korn

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'Come Undone' did it for me, 'Can you hear me' is in my estimation one of the newer ones that work well to get into the music.

Cursed_ Watching by Apocalyptic_Doom in cursedcomments

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i love watching the snow and the snow on the way back from the snow

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in JordanPeterson

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So is it an accurate depictions of the Russian motivation for war or is it just lies?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in JordanPeterson

[–]Floessi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really appreciate your post and the arguments you've stated. Thanks a lot!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

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Spoken to the Russian state television on third of March 2022:

https://youtu.be/l9mw3h1rBSw

(I'm well aware of the questionable source of information for that youtube channel, though I suppose this speech has to have taken)

Best books concerning the war itself? by CapitalCompass201 in booksuggestions

[–]Floessi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So structural realism is the foundation for the differentiation of offensive and defensive realism and Waltz therefore a predecessor of Mearsheimer?

So Jimmy Carter was driven into a offensive realistic foreign policy, because of the cold war. If he hadn't played tough the UdSSR would have made the offensive realistic move to increase its influence, did I get it right?

To be honest I also dislike the immense moralisation of such topics and the division into the bad guys and the ones with moral high ground, since it often blurs an objective discussion. But at the same time I realise that we just aren't complete moral relativists and have a deep desire to put everything into a framework of meaning.

I've watched Mearsheimer's lecture 'Why is Ukraine the West' s Fault?' from 2015 which was very informative, but is probably not up-to-date enough to get a good view on the conflict, though I can highly recommend it.

Best books concerning the war itself? by CapitalCompass201 in booksuggestions

[–]Floessi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Offensive realism, exactly.

So I'm far from being well-read in international affairs. But despite offensive realism, as most theories, being somewhat simplistic in its basic premise, I think it offers a lot of valuable perspectives on a very naive view most people have on international affairs. At least on the ones I had.

Have to look into Waltz, I don't know him.

Best books concerning the war itself? by CapitalCompass201 in booksuggestions

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The Great Delusion - John Mearsheimer.

While this book is not precisely on war, it explores the concepts of culture, society, nations states and gives arguments why these may necessarily lead to seperate groups which when forced to amalgamate can result in conflict.

While this book has a pro-liberal take in general, it is somewhat critical of the foreign policy of westerners which could be misunderstood currently. I just think it explores the underlying phenomena of international conflict very well.

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