Recent Reading

[Knygathin]

Quote Originally Posted by bendk

That's possible. He rarely discussed the implications of his work. And mainly in correspondence with colleagues. He may have dealt with man's evolution in this book: [The Descent of Man by Charles Darwin] (I read Origin but never finished this one) [The Aquatic Ape Hypothesis by Elaine Morgan] Is this it?

Yes, that's it. Or rather, a precursor to it: The Aquatic Ape (1982). I think I read it in the late 1980s.

I ought to have read On the Origin of the Species long ago, but did not come around to it until now. It demands an effort to get through, but is rewarding.

I will look into The Descent of Man, which I have not noticed before! Thanks! I read his book The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, which was quite interesting.

[Severini]

Iain Reid - I am thinking of Ending Things

A long and congested trip inside the mind of an extremely intelligent and very disturbed person.
A sample of what can happen to us when we penetrate too deeply into ourselves. We might get stuck. We may want to remain trapped. Enjoying our comfortable confusion...
Something I liked was that the title of the book completely changes its meaning after you finish reading.
Overall, very ingenious but not much enjoyable.