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The Denial of Death: Ernest Becker’s Shocking Truth About Human Motivation

The Denial of Death review

What happens when we confront the terrifying reality of our mortality? Ernest Becker’s The Denial of Death explores this profound question, showing how our efforts to evade the awareness of … Read more

Being and Nothingness: A Daunting Masterpiece Made Clear

Being and Nothingness: A Daunting Masterpiece Made Clear

If you’ve ever felt like you were performing a version of yourself—at work, in love, even alone—Being and Nothingness explains why. Sartre’s book tackles the problem of self-deception (“bad faith”), … Read more

Being and Time by Martin Heidegger: The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide

Being and Time by Martin Heidegger: The Ultimate Beginner's Guide

Being and Time by Martin Heidegger is one of the most argued-about books in twentieth-century philosophy. If you’ve ever wondered why life can feel thrown, busy, distracted, or strangely inauthentic, … Read more

Mrs Dalloway: The Dangerous Beauty of Virginia Woolf’s Masterpiece

Mrs Dalloway reviewv2025

What if the most profound moments of our lives don’t happen in grand epics, but in the quiet space between a purchase of flowers and the chime of a clock? … Read more

Challenging to Read But Profound to Feel: Invisible Man Analysis

Invisible man by Ralph Ellison review 2025

If society looks through you, Invisible Man shows how to see yourself anyway. It’s a survival manual for being misread, mislabeled, and made invisible. Invisible Man argues that identity isn’t … Read more

Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche: A Deep Personal Analysis

Thus Spoke Zarathustra

We keep trying to live well in a world where old certainties have crumbled. Thus Spoke Zarathustra solves a modern problem: what to value “after God,” how to create a … Read more

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Solenoid (2015) Explained: Inside the Romanian Masterpiece That Bends Reality

Solenoid (2022) Explained

Solenoid is a 2015 literary novel by Romanian writer Mircea Cărtărescu, translated into English by Sean Cotter and published by Deep Vellum in 2022. It stands as one of the … Read more

Morning and Evening by Jon Fosse – A Poetic Journey Through Life’s Harshest Realities And Hidden Beauty of His Masterpiece

Morning and Evening by Jon Fosse

Morning and Evening is a poignant novel by Norwegian Nobel Laureate author Jon Fosse, originally published in 2000 as Morgon og kveld and translated into English by Damion Searls in … Read more

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