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I am starting to grasp at some of the themes in the book, I think.

I am repeatedly amazed at how well McCarthy is at writing scenes and descriptions.

This book's writing is so dense, and that's not meant as an insult, but it is so dense that it requires me to read aloud to get the most out of it. This, I began doing today and had such greater success in my comprehension that I believe that it may be of worthwhile pursuit to begin reading this bout aloud from the very beginning.

Some quotes

"And so these parties divided upon that midnight plain, each passing back the way the other had come, pursuing as all travelers must inversions without end upon other men's journeys"

"Out of that whirlwind no voice spoke and the pilgrim lying in his broken bones may cry out and in his anguish he may rage, but rage at what?"

This book requires a lot of focus. Definitely worth rereading again when done.

I decided to hit the manifesto itself and read the intro after. See my comment for my thoughts.

Decided to read the text and hit the intro later.

Everyone should read the manifesto once in their life. I do not believe communism to be a solution, but I find myself inclined to fix the issues of capitalism pointed out in the manifesto. If you want to hear my full thoughts, contact me directly.

Is capitalism the issue or is man naturally inclined towards evil? Is property absolutely corrupting? Can a people exist outside of a state? Can a totalistic government be designed to eradicate itself into the hands of the people? How deep is the connection between politics and economics?

It is difficult to refute Marx's observations of capitalism, but much must be thought concerning Marx's aims and means of change