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"I think I’m done with Thoreau; one of my very few DNF’s. Its long, tedious, overly wording and basically boring. I’ve read Walden and it was “ok”, but I’m guessing now that it is probably the best of Thoreau’s writing. He goes into the same category as Melville" — Dec 12, 2025 09:43AM
"I think I’m done with Thoreau; one of my very few DNF’s. Its long, tedious, overly wording and basically boring. I’ve read Walden and it was “ok”, but I’m guessing now that it is probably the best of Thoreau’s writing. He goes into the same category as Melville" — Dec 12, 2025 09:43AM
“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.”
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Matt’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Matt’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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