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What did you read in 2023 and what will you be reading in 2024? (hexbear.net)
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What did you or are you planning on reading?

I was very bad at reading books this year, so I'm going to make a better habit of it this year. Here is my short list so far for 2024:

  • The Eye of the Master
  • Palo Alto
  • The Long 20th Century (and maybe Adam Smith in Beijing?)
  • Socialist States and the Environment
  • The Capital Order
  • Collapse of Antiquity
  • (maybe I'll finish) Vol 1 of Wallersteins The Modern World-System, but probably not
  • reread Capital vol 1
  • Intelligence and Spirit
  • XYZT

Also:

  • one of Ilyenkovs books?
  • something about or by Hegel. I've only read the introduction to the philosophy of history
  • one of Losurdos books
  • Maybe the Grundrisse instead of capital vol 1
  • Marx's Inferno
  • Bataille's book on prehistoric art

Pls share what you have or plan to read so I can get some recommendations! I posted in c/theory but fiction is welcome too.

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[–] moonlake@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago

The only book that I read from start to finish this year is Roadside Picnic. I have started reading several books but haven't finished them yet. I would like to read a lot more in 2024.

One book which I am currently reading is How Not to Die by Michael Greger. It's a book about the top 10 diseases that are causing the most deaths and how a plant-based diet can help you avoid them. It's basically The Vegan Manifesto. It is very well researched (has hundreds of references at the end of the book) while at the same time being very easy to read. It has a lot of very useful nutrition info and actionable advice. I recommend it to everyone, especially to anybody who wants to improve their nutrition.

I'm hoping to read at least 12 books in 2024, split between theory, fiction and non-fiction.