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Interesting list. Strange to see someone reading La Divina Commedia. It is indeed a masterpiece, especially Inferno. You know, they make us study it in school here. And when you do as a teenager, you kind of hate it lol. I've been wanting to return to it for ages now, maybe I will soon. :)

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It is not an easy read, so enjoying it as a teenager must be difficult. Luckily, I didn't read it when I was a student.

I hope this is the year you reread it, Silvio!

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A beautiful list Catalina. It sounds like you had a great year of reading.

This year for me is about being more conscious of what I read, and reading deeper into all of it. Maybe not more (or less) but simply more discerning. I'll take away a few from your list too.

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Those are the best reading goals, Latham. At the end of the day, what we read shapes our thoughts and influences how we see things. We should keep that in mind. Thank you for the nice comment!

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Thanks for sharing why these books stood out to you, Cata. Already added a few to my list. Great to see another Keegan fan 🙌🏼

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Thank you, John, excited to read more of Keegan's work!

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I’ve just finished Keegan’s “So Late in the Day”: in it, she makes the simplest, most elegant description of misogyny I’ve ever read. I’ve put “Small Things Like These” on my list!

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I trust your taste in books, so I'm adding it to my list.

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😘

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I like the simplicity and clarity of your year in review and the easence statement from each work that stayed with you. I love your point that to study carefully what one has read and how we are digesting it is to study our very self. I return to Steven Pressfield’s War of Art again and again. It’s not really a story, but it follows the universal theme of human resistence to growth and change, which is a story worth studying daily.

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Thank you, Rick. I kept simplicity in mind while writing this; I'm glad it was reflected in the essay.

I haven't yet read The War of Art! It's been on my list for years. Glad you mentioned it; I'll pick it up. It should be interesting to read about resistance. It's not something I think about, but I indeed experience it.

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Yes, don't we all. I think you'll love the book.

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