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Sasu

Sasu@bookrastinating.com

Joined 1 year, 11 months ago

For years after having been exposed to Mortimer Adler's wonderful (but perhaps a bit oppressive) How to Read a Book, I thought I had to read all of the classics before I could reasonably read anything else and was (hopefully understandably) a bit paralyzed. After having tried for a while to approach this ideal, I have realized that life is short and I now read according to my interests and needs.

English is my native language and the language in which I do most of my reading, but I also read German, Mandarin, and literary Chinese (quite rusty in the latter two). I'm currently also working on learning Pāḷi.

On Mastodon: @sasu@ieji.de

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2026 Reading Goal

20% complete! Sasu has read 5 of 24 books.

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Tricycle's freely offered Buddhism for Beginners has been updated. https://tricycle.org/buddhism-for-beginners/ It's a really good resource, also for non-beginners who need a quick refresher. Also often a good resource to share with curious family or friends.

Adrian Tchaikovsky: Alien Clay (AudiobookFormat, 2024, Tor)

Professor Arton Daghdev has always wanted to study alien life in person. But when his …

Charming Narrator in an Eminently Relevant Story

I devoured it. Brilliant, surprising, and completely relevant to the world we currently find ourselves in. Bonus points on top because Daghdev has now taken his place among my favorite narrators of all time.