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The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe (1980)
A far distant future where the sun has cooled and people live a medieval existence in the ruins of a once technologically advanced world. The main character is a member of the torturers guild who commits the crime of showing mercy and has to face the consequences. It's a bleak—really bleak—mix of sci-fi, fantasy and horror with an overarching mood of melancholy and decline. I'm about halfway through and it's pretty interesting so far.

The Birth of Tragedy by Friedrich Nietzsche.

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2666 by Roberto Bolaño

100 or so pages into this 900+ behemoth and I'm not entirely sure what it's exactly about or what it's leading up to. Ostensibly it's about the hundreds of unsolved femicides in Ciudad Juárez, but so far it's been about 4 literary critics trying to find a reclusive German author. Apparently the book has a True Detective vibe and is actually a collection of 4 separate books that revolve around a similar central point, but don't necessarily overlap. Despite the slow start and seeming lack of drive, I am fascinated by the book and what it holds. It is incredibly well written and dripping in detail that really paint a clear and concise picture of what you are reading. Though the volume of the book may be a bit daunting, I feel like I should be able to finish it by end of summer.

A Discourse on the Method by René Descartes.

reading the Bardo Thodol, book about psychedelics. Experiences and advice and such.

Re-reading Dracula, basically after reading a Sherlock Holmes/Dracula crossover that was quite good, but did point out a huge number of flaws in Stoker's plot. First of all, why was Dracula coming to England? What brought him there? Haven't seen any explanation yet... Enjoying it on one level though for sure.

I thought it was to expand his power? Like to create more vampires in a powerful society? It's been a long time since I've read Dracula and I remember it being a less than an enjoyable read, unfortunately.

I'm currently reading Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk. I am always unsure whether or not I enjoy his style of writing.

Seriously? You make me sad. Dracula just wanted to see the world basically. It wasn't any massive thing, Dracula was just tired of being stuck in the ass end of Europe.