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"Rules, conventions, morals, reality itself: all exist so long as their existence is convenient to the preservation of power."

Christmas in July?

Mr. Aurelius was kind of savage in some of his "meditations".

Picked up this edition at Livraria Lello in Porto. Great size to carry in my purse.

Netflix needs to go ahead and make movies based on the rest of the books in this series.

I'm about halfway through and I've noticed a pattern to the stories. Slow starts, distracting middles, then a clear(ish) point as the author hastens to an ending. I don't particularly mind that most stories don't have a neat ending. I am, however, no longer interested in all of the randomness that seems to be there not to enhance the story but to prevent the reader from discovering the hidden message too quickly.

It's been a little while since I've had to pay close attention to a story. No skimming these! The stories so far are dark but engaging.

One or two sections flopped, but I am enjoying the discussions overall. It's a great book to sit with at a coffee shop with some tea and a journal.

So accurate all these years later. How sad.

I'm trying, but this book is not resonating with me. The author packs in so much that the plot is lost. I can picture everything in my head; yet, I have no idea what is happening.

This one is off to an interesting start...

20 years later and the same ignorance persists. Amazing.