Finished reading "Lev Shestov - Philosopher of the Sleepless Night" by Matthew Beaumont yesterday. I wanted to read more about Shestov ever since I first read about him in "The Myth of Sisyphos" by Albert Camus. Unfortunately, he is mostly forgotten these days, and it is hard to get hold of copies of his original works. With his rather short, but very dense book, Beaumont offers a lot of information about this elusive and highly unique thinker, focusing on one of his central themes or motives, sleeplesness and watchfulness in the face of the horrors of our world. There is much to say about this book, and I plan to elaborate on it in a longer review. #philosophy #existentialism #thinker #book

Finished reading "The Worst Ship in the Fleet" a couple of days ago, the first part of Skyler Ramirez' "Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes" series. I had bought a copy of it after heaving read about it more or less by chance on https://nathanlowell.com/ (hat tip to @npub12s2d...9gr0). It is a quick read and rather fast paced, and I enjoyed it a lot. There are certainly inconsistencies and logical hiccups, but I didn't really care (in contrast to pretty much everything outside of fiction, where I would typically care a lot). The story is captivating, but what is probably most compelling are its two main characters. I am really curious about how their relationship will be developing in the course of the series. Looking forward to reading part two, "The Worst Spies in the Sector". #reading #fiction