Greetings, and welcome to the series of book summaries/reviews I call Avery’s Athenaeum. Here’s how it works: Synopsis: this section is for everyone, containing only minor spoilers and should serve as a suitable enough pitch to anyone who may be interested in reading the book. The following sections are for…
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Avery’s Athenaeum – The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Greetings, and welcome to the series of book summaries/reviews I call Avery’s Athenaeum. Here’s how it works: Synopsis: this section is for everyone, containing only minor spoilers and should serve as a suitable enough pitch to anyone who may be interested in reading the book. The following sections are for…
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Avery’s Athenaeum – Perdido Street Station by China Miéville
Greetings, and welcome to the first installment of a (hopefully actually serial) series of book summaries/reviews I’m calling Avery’s Athenaeum. Here’s how it works: Synopsis: this section is for everyone, containing only minor spoilers and should serve as a suitable enough pitch to anyone who may be interested in reading…
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C’est la Vie – Albert Camus’s Take on Absurdity
– Written for Intro to Philosophy – Albert Camus was a 20th century French philosopher and author whose life and legacy could easily be considered absurd. As one of the founding fathers of the absurdist school of thought, he would likely be pleased to be referred to as such. Absurdity…