Status Updates From Walden

1. Looks down on easy reading that doesn’t challenge intellectually. Says that no one in Concord reads anything good, meaning classic English literature

1. Says that he has had Iliad sitting on his bedstand table because he doesn’t have time to read and then goes on at length about the importance of reading classics with arcane language and fully understanding them

2. Even someone deciding to write a book like this shows their arrogance and how full of themselves they are. Goes on and on about minute details and with occasional philosophy thrown in which are the best parts