Considering my impaired attention span that once used to gobble up 400 pages in a day, I decided to return to reading with the help of short stories. So I began going through Tolstoy's short stories which are surprisingly easy to read and refreshing.
Other than that, a few other recommendations :
1. Piranesi
2. Half a Soul
3. Mort
4. Emperor's Soul
5. Legion by Sanderson
Jan 2, 2025
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For short stories: Distant Star by Roberto Bolaño, he makes all his stories feel like an adventure, they stretch decades and lifetimes.
Cathedral by Raymond Carver, really highlights the sadness and absurdity of regular life with characteristically dry and comic style.
Short Novels:
I've recommended Kokoro by Sōseki on here before, but it's really great.
Clock Without Hands by Carson McCullers is a great novel. Some really good Southern gothic.
Jan 20, 2025
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orbital - samantha harvey
the mortal and immortal life of the girl from milan - domenico starnone
small things like these AND foster - both by claire keegan
five-carat soul - james mcbride (short stories but they go by quick)
lie with me - philippe besson
if an egyptian cannot speak english - noor naga
the boy and the dog - hase seishū
home - toni morrison
scattered all over the earth AND the emissary - both by yoko tawada
franny and zooey- j. d. salinger
the black tree atop the hill - karla yvette
the white card - claudia rankine
Jan 20, 2025
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i did a quick search on my goodreads and here are some <150 page reads that i gave 5 stars!
heart berries by terese marie malhot- uniquely told memoir about the life of an indigenous canadian woman
a room of one's own by virgina woolf- classic, brilliant feminist text
happening by annie erneaux- annie erneaux has lots of really short books. i've read two by her and both have absolutely blown me away, this one is about her experience having an illegal abortion in 1960s france
the eye by vladamir nabakov- only 100 pages and thrilling!
Jan 26, 2025
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What makes me so anxious?
Perhaps it is the fear of loss of control. But, either something is in my hands, and I can do something about it, or it isn't and I can't do anything about it. Maybe writing this down will help? Entry #1
What makes me so anxious?Perhaps it is the fear of loss of control. But, either something is in my hands, and I can do something about it, or it isn't and I can't do anything about it. Maybe writing this down will help?
I feel unease because I fear having to spend time away from her. Maybe they will compell me to shift cities in order to work - and here I was, trying to build something with her. Distance hurts and it sucks to stay apart.
However, it's not like I have no options. May not be comfortable options - but I do have options. So maybe I should not fret so much.
Jan 2, 2025