What are you currently reading?

Denis Diderot: Jacques le fataliste et son maitre

I think it was okay, but not great. The plot is an interesting idea, the main reason I picked it up. But like the scenery itsself DeLillo describes it feels a bit life- and emotionless. Maybe that's logical because of this theme, but it's also cause the main character feels so distant to his environment. Would have maybe preferred some more insight into his feelings and would have liked being able to identify myself more with him.

Thanks for the recommendation.

I read A Thousand Splendid Suns recently. Pretty good.

As my interest in history grows, I thought it'd be advantageous to read some influential historic literature. I started with The Communist Manifesto. It was hypocritical, whiny, and very outdated. It was interesting and insightful, though- mostly because of everything the book inspired.

Moving on to Mussolini's The Doctrine of Fascism. I have a friend that is a legitimate fascist, and he says he was converted by this book. So far, just as stupid as The Communist Manifesto, if somehow even less coherent. How anybody can be converted by either of these books is beyond me.

That's a great book, as all three of Hosseini so far.

Controstoria dell'arte, by Pablo Echaurren.
A different point of view about art 🎨.

Simultaneously enjoying Pynchon's Mason & Dixon and Chabon's The Yiddish Policeman's Union. I decided the former was a bit much to take on its own, so it needed to be supplemented with something lighter yet equally entertaining. Love both of them. 

Numero Zero

The seventh and last novel of the great Umberto Eco, who sadly past away last year. It's also the only one of his novels I haven't read yet. The begin is very promising.

I've always wanted to read that one. Are you enjoying it? Is it any good?

YES x 2 (in my humble opinion better than THE CATCHER IN THE RYE)

Finished Misery yesterday.  I had a few minor quibbles with it, but it was still cream of the crop King stuff.

I am sticking with King for my next read.  I just started The Eyes of the Dragon this morning.

Machiavelli's The Prince.