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So, what are you reading?
Still on the Iliad, Dialectic of Enligthenment and McLuhan's Classical Trivium. Dipping into the Metalogicon.
I'm still on Journey to the End of Night. I liked it at first during the WWI bits, but it turned into a slog when he became a doctor, and honestly while I would have described it as razor sharp initially, by the time he gets to America I kinda lost the plot and don't really get what's going on at all anymore. I'll probably grind it out because it's so recommended, but I'm clearly missing something here. Also, is the African interlude just a Heart of Darkness parody?
In between I read American Sniper over Memorial Day weekend, for the holiday and whatnot, after seeing it referenced on here. I'm still really thinking about it, and trying to think about the entire Iraq disaster and how it reflects on the book and vice versa.
Did you watch the movie adaptation of American Sniper? I found myself surprised that Bradley Cooper accepted the role. A lot of hateful jingoism that is par for the course for these guys, but not very Hollywood.
If you have a long range shooting fetish anywhere near mine, a great follow up is the non-fictional Out of Nowhere
I plan on watching it this week if I can find the time. I remember reading about the workouts Chris Kyle had Cooper do for the role. I like Bradly Cooper in general (go Birds!) And I'm interested to see how the film came out.
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