To discuss your weekly readings of books, textbooks and papers.
I read almost nothing this week but a few pagea of Ben Wilson's Metropolis. But it didn't stop me from buying this when I went to the bookstore last Sunday
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My main focus right now is the Iliad. I read it once every couple of years and I always pick up something new. Two things that stood out on this read through that I haven't paid much attention to in the past are Phoenix's parables to Achilles and how clearly they resonate with his story and how he rejects them & the idea that Patroclus fought recklessly on purpose because he knew only his death would rouse Achilles and save the Acheans.
For side books, I recently got Nate Silver's new book "On the Edge" which is a fun read. It has really made me want to gamble more. Nate is pretty self-involved though so if that sort of thing bothers you, this book will get on you nerves. There are also some massively cringey digressions.
I've also been slowly going through some of Wendell Berry's essays via the compilation "World Ending Fire". Dude writes brilliant prose and makes me extremely homesick. Also he is totally unhinged. You'll just be nodding along with some comfy nature writing and suddenly he's raging against the interstate highway system.
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