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The Odyssey (Vintage classics)

by Homer

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"I have to lock in and finish this before I see the film adaptation Friday night.

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A Philosophy of Walking

by Frédéric Gros

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"Bit too flowery for me at times considering it's a book on philosophy, but some nice insights so far." — Jul 13, 2026 11:37AM

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Consider the Lobster and Other Essays

by David Foster Wallace

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"Yeah bro, pornography is kinda yucky.

I can't tell yet if I love or self-torturously-procure-like-a-good-workout DFW's writing style, and this is two pieces of Consider the Lobster and about 9% through his Infinite Jest (which is kinda a lot btw)." — Jul 11, 2026 09:46AM

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“Not only is man what he conceives himself to be, but he is also only what he wills himself to be after this thrust toward existence. Man is nothing else but what he makes of himself. Such”
― Jean-Paul Sartre, The Philosophy of Existentialism: Selected Essays

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