What I’m Reading 10/15

So Robert’s a boxing fan now? Seriously though, Does he have plans to update his blog on Rudius at all? I thought with the election coming up he might have some observations.

In an older post of yours, Tyler Cowen mentions that he’s read so much that there isn’t anything left to offer him a “view quake.”

Do you think you’ve reached that point yet? And/or: When?

I’m just saying that one of the chapters is a “diary entry” of Crockett’s time at the Alamo which has long been known to be a fake.

This is almost totally unrelated to anything but: my favorite idea I’ve found on this site was sort of a throwaway phrase of yours in a post from a while ago (don’t remember which one). I think it was from when you were prone to longer, more philosophical posts. Anyway-you said that sometimes life weeds out/defeats/is hostile to the sane. I’d be very interested to read your expanded thoughts about that.

Leon, you’re completely missing the point. It’s not about how many books you read per a week.

It’s about the quality of books and most particularly, the quality of your comprehension and analysis.

Ryan, if you’re going into boxing, pick up A.J. Liebling’s A Neutral Corner and The Sweet Science. There’s nuggets of strategy in there, particularly about Jersey Joe Walcott and Sugar Ray Robinson, as well as racial, boxing and crowd observations and generally good writing.

I got an F- for an essay I wrote using your Sparta technique thing. Jerk.

I understand that it’s about the quality of books you read. That was not my point. My point was, I am reading 4 books a week that are worth reading. Thanks for clearing that up, however.