This is book is so much a part of who I am. Don’t know how to make a stronger recommendation. #bookstr
Discussion
I followed Walden with Moby Dick which is kind of like a transcendental Fight Club. Also highly recommended for #bookstr
The Fight Club mention reminds me that Thoreau’s writings on civil disobedience are damn good too.
But seriously.. can’t go wrong with Moby Dick. That and The Old Man and the Sea.
For sure. Truly beautiful.
I’m struggling with Moby Dick a little. Maybe half way through. Should I keep going? I guess it’s a classic for a reason!
I don’t generally encourage trudging through a novel. If it doesn’t have you hooked, try again later.
Agreed. When I read it, it was exactly what I needed at the time. I had also just finished reading Jed McKenna’s Spiritual Enlightenment series, which led me to Thoreau, Whitman, etc. Book two was basically a primer for Moby Dick. This all represented years of my life where I had quit my job, sold my house, and was doing basically this…
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