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echo is on page 487 of 944 of Capital: Critique of Political Economy, Volume 1

"Only if the capitalist mode of production were abolished would it be possible to limit the workday to the part when necessary labor is performed" WHY TECHNOLOGY HAS NEVER AND WILL NEVER SHORTEN THE WORKDAY UNDER CAPITALISM IT'S ALL COMING TOGETHER

— Jul 05, 2026 07:03AM Add a comment

Capital: Critique of Political Economy, Volume 1

echo is 88% done with It

bruh the way this man writes female characters is creepier than the damn pennywise entity

— May 27, 2026 08:12AM Add a comment

echo is on page 27 of 212 of Despair (Vintage International)

u know its gonna be a doozy when the forward describes the main guy as worse than humbert humbert

— May 18, 2026 04:30PM Add a comment

echo is on page 93 of 256 of Liberation Day

"Mom of Bold Action" -- literally how it feels to resist OCD compulsions

— May 02, 2026 07:22PM Add a comment

echo is 48% done with It

Stephen King write a book without bizarrely talking about a random woman or CHILD's breasts challenge: apparently impossible

— May 02, 2026 08:43AM Add a comment

echo is on page 285 of 944 of Capital: Critique of Political Economy, Volume 1

I always wondered why adulthood seemed a looming specter of work, get married, have kids, retire, die. It's all explained in this book bro

— May 01, 2026 06:49AM Add a comment

echo is on page 66 of 256 of Liberation Day

Titular story might be my official favorite george saunders story

— May 01, 2026 06:41AM Add a comment

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this year i've genuinely been reading only books that are <200 pages or >800 pages

— Apr 30, 2026 07:00PM Add a comment

echo is on page 285 of 944 of Capital: Critique of Political Economy, Volume 1

— Apr 30, 2026 06:51PM Add a comment

echo is on page 273 of 944 of Capital: Critique of Political Economy, Volume 1

— Apr 30, 2026 06:15PM Add a comment

echo is 44% done with It

— Apr 30, 2026 06:13PM Add a comment

echo is 30% done with Strange Pictures

I am not really vibing with the prose style but I am not sure if it's just the translator writing so blandly

— Apr 28, 2026 07:10PM Add a comment

echo is 14% done with Inherent Vice

Congratulations, hippie scum, and welcome to a world of inconvenience!

— Apr 05, 2026 05:26PM Add a comment

echo is 36% done with Other Minds

TIL: Octopi are the closest thing we have to intelligent aliens

— Mar 05, 2026 12:37PM Add a comment

echo is 23% done with It

Jesus somebody get this man an editor

— Mar 05, 2026 12:37PM Add a comment

echo is 70% done with Katabasis

really really enjoying this. Do not understand the mixed reviews

— Feb 15, 2026 06:53AM Add a comment

echo is 18% done with Katabasis

R.F. Kuang is a damn superhuman istg. her literary output while being in education... meanwhile my WIPs are relegated to ever-marinating ideas while I muscle through towards graduation

— Feb 09, 2026 06:02AM Add a comment

echo is 50% done with American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer

— Feb 07, 2026 12:43PM Add a comment

echo is 50% done with Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals

i understand the categorical imperative !

— Feb 07, 2026 12:43PM Add a comment

echo is 25% done with The Shards

it's a good book but I hate reading sex scenes of characters who are in high school, it makes me feel really gross

— Jan 27, 2026 12:01PM Add a comment

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think this is a combo ADHD/OCD problem. When I was younger I bought a ton of books that have been sitting unread on my shelves for years, whether bc I didn't finish them or bc the edition/font bothered me too much to start. But I feel too guilty to give them away

— Jan 17, 2026 05:47PM Add a comment

echo is 36% done with Private Citizens

I have a new favorite modern author, do not understand the low ratings on this books. y'all have no taste, this shit hits

— Jan 15, 2026 11:07AM 2 comments