Marie H
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Hi Roy.
I hope you are still trying philosophy, so here are my recommendations.
The first book I read on the subject was The Consolation of Philosophy by Alain de Botton. It takes the subjects in everyday life (loneliness, lack of money,unpopularity) with different philosophers. It inspired me to read more on western philosophy, with Seneca, Epicurus and the Stoics.
I agree with Snowla, Eastern and especially Chinese philosophy are enjoyable to read, and I found Taoist philosophy quite enlightening. Lao Tzu and Chuang Tzu (his quirky sense of humour is a breath of fresh air when so many philosophies are dull) are very good.
I do hope you carry on with reading philosophy. Sometimes philosophy can be a consolation with life's struggles.
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My solar charger thingy (to keep my mp3 player going)
Huge amounts of very good red wine!
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One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel García Márquez
Persuasion – Jane Austen
L'Assommoir – Emile Zola -
Wicked Game - Chris Isaak at the moment
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Hello everyone, I'm Marie. 40something, living in semi-rural Shropshire.
I love reading, as I'm sure most of the members do, that's why we are here!
I mostly read fiction, especially speculative fiction with a hint of magical realism, but I am also interested in non-fiction - art, philosophy and psychology, at the moment.
I am trying to expand my library into The World Outside of British Literature. I am a huge fan of Gabriel García Márquez and Isabel Allende, and now I want to find more great novels, both old and new, by international authors. Camus, Kafka and Zola are the style I enjoy, but I don't seem to have many female international authors.
Anyone have any recommendations?
Hello everyone!
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Thanks very much for all your welcomes, I do appreciate them.
frankie, thanks for your recommendation. I found Purge by Sofi Oksanen on the website of my local public library.
Their copy is on loan at the moment, so at least someone else is trying Finnish fiction too. I will try Purge when it comes back to the library.Thanks.