My review of Regan Penaluna's book How To Think Like A Woman now up at SPLICE TODAY!
Showing posts with label philosophy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label philosophy. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Friday, December 26, 2025
KANT: A Revolution in Thinking by Marcus Willaschek
My review of Kant: A Revolution in Thinking by Marcus Willaschek, a half-explanation/half-biography of the german philosopher Immanuel Kant. Translation by Peter Lewis. Up now at SPLICE TODAY.
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
the laughing heart by Charles Bukowski
the laughing heart
—Charles Bukowski
your life is your life
don’t let it be clubbed into dank
submission.
be on the watch.
there are ways out.
there is a light somewhere.
it may not be much light but
it beats the darkness.
be on the watch.
the gods will offer you chances.
know them.
take them.
you can’t beat death but
you can beat death in life, sometimes.
and the more often you learn to do it,
the more light there will be.
your life is your life.
know it while you have it.
you are marvelous
the gods wait to delight
in you.
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Action Philosophers: 10th Anniversary Überediton
My review of Action Philosophers: 10th Anniversary Überediton, by Fred Van Lente, now up at Comics Bulletin. Click on the pic to go:
Saturday, August 16, 2014
Books I've Read At Least Three Times
In no particular order, but with some comments. Share yours in the comments section!
Moby Dick—Herman Melville
Completely different novel every time I read it
Blood Meridian
& The Border Trilogy—Cormac McCarthy
Third time Blood Meridian en español, which felt fitting
On The Road
The Dharma Bums
Desolation Angels—Jack Kerouac
OTR third time was in Spanish—also fitting. D.A. is not his best, not for everyone, though moments of beauty. D. B. is my fave.
Lord of the Rings—JRR Tolkien
All three times before my 21st b-day I think—not sure I'll ever read it again
Thus Spoke Zarathustra—Friedrich Nietzsche
I count this as a book/novel—I may have read Beyond Good and Evil 3X too, not sure, and probably The Nietzsche Reader too
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance—Robert Pirsig
Not counting the 2X I tried and gave up before I got through it and loved it—needed to be older to appreciate it I think.
The Sun Also Rises
A Farewell To Arms
For Whom The Bell Tolls
All the short stories—Ernest Hemingway
and most everything else twice
Catch-22—Joseph Heller
The 3rd time it didn't feel as profound— I wonder if you need to be younger? not sure—will probably read again sometime.
Tao Te ching
or Dao De Jing—Lao Tzu
not a novel, not really poetry—philosophy
The Sutra of Hui Neng
also called The Platform Sutra
The Lover—Marguerite Duras
Third or fourth time in french! one of my goals! Again, not as profound now—maybe need to read when younger. But! Prepares the way for The North China Lover, which I just re-read for the second time. It's a re-telling of The Lover, only better.
Catcher in the Rye—JD Salinger
Everyone says this novel needs to be read when young, but still stands up. I just reread it 2018. It's so good. I think the people who don't like it (anymore) have grown up to become phonies.
The Republic—Plato
also Phaedrus
Slaughterhouse Five—Vonnegut
last time in spanish—not quite as fitting—translator didn't 'get' "so it goes"
1984—George Orwell
The dystopian novel that started it all. Surprisingly holds up, even with all our new technology. Just re-read it in 2018.
The Great Gatsby—F. Scott Fitzgerald
Last time in spanish, which worked ok.
The Lorax—Dr. Seuss
Probably others of his too, though this one for sure.
Desert Solitaire—Edward Abbey
Plus various essays, like "Down The River with Henry David Thoreau."
Walden—HD Thoreau
Everyone (or those who claim to not like him) thinks this is about becoming a hermit, but it's about living simply, or living more simply. His humor is underrated too.
The Stranger—Albert Camus
Troisième fois en français!
The Watchmen—Alan Moore
The Dark Knight Returns—Frank Miller
Post Office
Women
Factotum—
And almost everything else by Charles Bukowski including all his books of poetry. His best novel is probably Women. More than anything, his books critique capitalism, and work, and how they affect our relationships, including with ourselves. With humor. Satire, mostly of himself.
Historias del Kronen—José Ángel Mañas
Kind of the Spanish Trainspotting. My latest third-timer.
Now what are yours third-timer books? Please share in the comments section!
Moby Dick—Herman Melville
Completely different novel every time I read it
Blood Meridian
& The Border Trilogy—Cormac McCarthy
Third time Blood Meridian en español, which felt fitting
On The Road
The Dharma Bums
Desolation Angels—Jack Kerouac
OTR third time was in Spanish—also fitting. D.A. is not his best, not for everyone, though moments of beauty. D. B. is my fave.
Lord of the Rings—JRR Tolkien
All three times before my 21st b-day I think—not sure I'll ever read it again
Thus Spoke Zarathustra—Friedrich Nietzsche
I count this as a book/novel—I may have read Beyond Good and Evil 3X too, not sure, and probably The Nietzsche Reader too
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance—Robert Pirsig
Not counting the 2X I tried and gave up before I got through it and loved it—needed to be older to appreciate it I think.
The Sun Also Rises
A Farewell To Arms
For Whom The Bell Tolls
All the short stories—Ernest Hemingway
and most everything else twice
Catch-22—Joseph Heller
The 3rd time it didn't feel as profound— I wonder if you need to be younger? not sure—will probably read again sometime.
Tao Te ching
or Dao De Jing—Lao Tzu
not a novel, not really poetry—philosophy
The Sutra of Hui Neng
also called The Platform Sutra
The Lover—Marguerite Duras
Third or fourth time in french! one of my goals! Again, not as profound now—maybe need to read when younger. But! Prepares the way for The North China Lover, which I just re-read for the second time. It's a re-telling of The Lover, only better.
Catcher in the Rye—JD Salinger
Everyone says this novel needs to be read when young, but still stands up. I just reread it 2018. It's so good. I think the people who don't like it (anymore) have grown up to become phonies.
The Republic—Plato
also Phaedrus
Slaughterhouse Five—Vonnegut
last time in spanish—not quite as fitting—translator didn't 'get' "so it goes"
1984—George Orwell
The dystopian novel that started it all. Surprisingly holds up, even with all our new technology. Just re-read it in 2018.
The Great Gatsby—F. Scott Fitzgerald
Last time in spanish, which worked ok.
The Lorax—Dr. Seuss
Probably others of his too, though this one for sure.
Desert Solitaire—Edward Abbey
Plus various essays, like "Down The River with Henry David Thoreau."
Walden—HD Thoreau
Everyone (or those who claim to not like him) thinks this is about becoming a hermit, but it's about living simply, or living more simply. His humor is underrated too.
The Stranger—Albert Camus
Troisième fois en français!
The Watchmen—Alan Moore
The Dark Knight Returns—Frank Miller
Post Office
Women
Factotum—
And almost everything else by Charles Bukowski including all his books of poetry. His best novel is probably Women. More than anything, his books critique capitalism, and work, and how they affect our relationships, including with ourselves. With humor. Satire, mostly of himself.
Historias del Kronen—José Ángel Mañas
Kind of the Spanish Trainspotting. My latest third-timer.
Now what are yours third-timer books? Please share in the comments section!
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