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This essay was long enough to be one of the three books.
— Nov 07, 2024 07:32AM
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Finally finished book one. He seems to consist of two persons: a brilliant sceptic and a stuffy martinet—a fabulous combination.
— Jul 09, 2024 08:18AM
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Nov 13, 2024 06:48AM
"Apology for Raymond Sebond" is one of the best by Montaigne; I found a lot to think about in it. He was a complicated man, was he not? Congratulations on continuing to read the "Essays."
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Thank you. I found myself stuck with Apology but sped up to 30 pages per day, and it works well - today finished book 2. It is still far from your temp with Montaigne, but hardly I can digest it faster. He was so amazingly complicated and incorporated so much from that exuberant and turbulent epoch, that I can't help but adore his writing even when I dislike what is written.

