To discuss your weekly readings of books, textbooks and papers.
I'm just a few dozens of pages from finishing “Maldita Guerra” by Francisco Doratioto, a book about the Paraguayan War which was the bloodiest inter-state war fought in South America. A war that also defined the development of the Brazilian military and its institutional role.
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I finished reading the gulag archipelago. Honestly before reading it I didn't realize how evil Stalin and the USSR was. I mean I knew that the Holodomor happened and that in general communism sucks but I don't think I truly comprehended how badly they treated political prisoners and how paranoid the attitude that the government took towards anything that could have been seen as anti communism back then. Then just reading about how shit the gulags themselves were was a whole other thing. I feel like I learnt about something that I was pretty ignorant of before so overall it was a valuable read for me. Also read Catch-22. I tried to read it a few years ago when I was not that into reading but now revisiting it after getting back into reading I think it might be one of my favourite novels ever. I feel like I can relate to Yossarian more then any other character I can remember. I have not read a comedy book in a long time (I've read stuff like diary of a wimpy kid and similar books when I was a kid) and I was surprised by how much I was laughing while reading it. I am honestly glad to have read two amazing pieces of literature back to back. I am currently reading Heart of Darkness and since it's less the a hundred pages long I'll probably finish it soon, not sure what I will read afterwards, enjoying it so far though.
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You had a chance to not be completely worthless, but it looks like you threw it away. At least you're consistent.
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