Marginalia

Reading.

Books, slowly. Notes in the margins — what stuck, and why.

— Now —

Currently reading

Stoner

In progress

Stoner

by John Williams

A quiet life can still be a complete one.

— 2024 —

Finished

1 book
大江大河1949

大江大河1949

李英桃

所有的颠沛流离,最终都由大江走向大海。

— 2023 —

Finished

2 books
1984

1984

George Orwell

A dystopian masterpiece that remains relevant today.

Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen

A witty, insightful commentary on 19th-century English society.

— 2022 —

Finished

2 books
The Catcher in the Rye

The Catcher in the Rye

J. D. Salinger

Holden's voice is more useful at thirty than at sixteen.

Little Women

Little Women

Louisa May Alcott

Sisters as a structure for thinking about ambition.

— Forever —

All-time favourites

大江大河1949

大江大河1949

李英桃

1984

1984

George Orwell