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Substack, despite all its efforts to be a community, is fairly lopsided as a platform. You get to hear about what I’m reading, watching, and working on. You get to hear me talk about things I’m thinking — and while I do my best to make these of interest to all of you, there will always be that asymmetry.
It’s a Saturday afternoon, my son is down for a nap, and I was thinking about how I wanted to get to know you a bit better. I wanted to know what readers of Walking Away are like. And I firmly believe that one of the best ways to do this quickly is to get people talking about books they love.
So down in the comments, tell me about the last great book you read. It could be a high-minded work of philosophy, a particularly well-crafted thriller, or a volume of poetry. I just want know. Tell me why you love it, what sets it apart, and why you think someone else might want to read it. Answer with a single sentence or a few paragraphs — as time allows, I’ll do my best to respond to some of the comments.
The Brothers Karamazov. I felt like a different person after getting through it. I think this book says some powerful things about forgiveness.
'The Road' by McCarthy. Tragic, haunting, but with a spark of hope.