>>332 recently, i have been reading books particularly on religion, philosophy, and political theory. i haven't delved much into these topics, so i don't really have any comments to make, but i'm doing so because i realized i don't really have well thought out opinions on the world and the people in it. so i suppose you could say i'm reading these topics as a means of self exploration and personal/ideological development. currently, i'm reading "The Sayings of the Desert Fathers", a collection of sayings from Christian monks around the 4th to 6th century. i'm a recent Orthodox convert (unbaptized) and it was recommended to me by the Father at my Church. the other book i have been reading is "Fascism, The Total Society" by H.R Morgan, a curated collection of quotes and ideas by different Fascist writers with commentary by Morgan. i'm not exactly a Fascist myself, but i plan on reading all kinds of politically extreme literature from across the political landscape. i suppose i have an interest in the ways one can view the world that would be considered "extreme" by the status quo.

these are my next reads. For My Legionaries is a somewhat longer book at 485 pages so i'm gonna read some Lovecraft alongside it when i need a break.

>>332 I've been reading fiction, it just hits a different spot compared to all other ways of entertainment. My primary source is https://royalroad.com/ , lots of great stuff in the "most popular" category

>>343 you will never be romanian

>>353 never claimed to be. i will be reading the Hagakure too even though i'm not nihonjin.

Most recent were Sirens of Titan and Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut. I am a big fan of his absurdist humor and such well detailed scenes. Absolutely wonderful world building. My mom had may of his books lying around and she would talk about how she used to read them

I recently read Yukio Mishima's Sun and Steel. It's a short but pretty dense read. In some ways I very much agree with the philosophy laid out in it but at the same time I heavily disagree with the conclusions he made. He spends so much time talking about the importance of building up the body and mind and spirit into something greater than the some of its parts, learning through the body what one can't learn with the mind. Thus far I agree and can appreciate his words. But then comes to the conclusion the best way to use it is to piss it away in some vain Icarus-like selfish desire, instead of using his transcendental strengths to affect the world around him or do good work for others. The conclusions he makes almost ventures into Ayn Rand Objectivist territory (I fucking despise Ayn Rand) and overall is just very selfish, immature, and lacks responsibility. It's certainly an interesting read, and there is good wisdom within, but I simply can't agree with his conclusions.

>>357 *sum... whoops