I wonder if I'll make it through Don Quixote and Count of Monte Cristo in 2026. I'm starting light with brave new world, catcher in the rye, and then Kafka.
Brave New World fucked me up so bad when I read it. One of the few dystopian book that really got me.
Kafka my beloved. Can't recommend him enough
What should I start with? I just watched the trial and decided I needed to read some
The Metamorphosis is legit. Yeah, over-hyped, but don't let that detract from it being really good.
The Trial is my favorite of his tbh but The Metamorphosis is fantastic as well even if it is somewhat overhyped. These are the only two I have read so far but I am sure his other books are great.
Count of Monte Cristo is great but it was a bit of a slog at times if I'm honest. Granted last time I read it it was for school and I had to plow through all 650 pages or so in less than a week because I put it off til the last second
Dude was paid by the word and it shows. On the bright side, the book is excellent- it's just a bit padded. I feel like it's one of the few books where I feel like an abridged version might be an improvement.
I really liked the Jim Caviezel movie adaptation
Counte of Monte Cristo was a really fun read!
You need to goon at least 4 hours!
Fuck yeah this sounds like my ideal weekend.
Hell yea
But I don't have time.
Waste your employer's money. Steal back your labor time or whatever
I'm unemployed.
No days off when you’re unemployed
I can confirm that we should all be making chocolate chip cookies. I can't confirm any of the other stuff.
I can confirm the watching wildlife part. Maybe we can get a few more experts in here for a full empirical proof
i like watching people, even more interesting than wildlife
Made butter today for the first time. Wasn’t difficult but it took some time, not a lot.
Half gallon (64 oz/1892ml) carton of 40% heavy cream from Costco makes 1 quart (32 fl oz) of buttermilk and about 2 pounds of butter by eye (didn’t scale to confirm). It all fits in a 5 quart KitchenAid mixer for the churning.
Next on my reading list:
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/588857/toms-crossing-by-mark-z-danielewski/
1,232 pages.
You don’t need to do anything. Be your own person.
