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Category: Classics

The Saga of the Volsung translated by Jackson Crawford

Posted on March 21, 2020April 10, 2022
Topics: Classics, World

Rating: 7.5/10. One of the most famous of the Icelandic Sagas: it was written in the 1200s in medieval Iceland, but describes existing folklore of the Viking culture that were familiar to everyone in the society. The events are perhaps based off real people but would have taken place several hundred years prior, in continental…

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

Posted on March 7, 2019April 10, 2022
Topics: Classics

Rating: 7.9/10. Classic novella by Joseph Conrad about a man’s journey down the Congo River into the heart of Africa, in a steamboat. He wants to explore the Congo because it’s one of the last blank spaces on the map, and sets off in a French boat. He goes up the river to find a…

Notes from the Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Posted on September 24, 2018April 9, 2022
Topics: Classics

Rating: 8.2/10. I read this Dostoyevsky book as a recommendation from [redacted] because it’s partially about a man who tries to rescue a prostitute. It turns out that the rescuing prostitute part is not really the central event of the book, but nevertheless I found it quite interesting. The novella is short enough (90 pages)…

Tao Te Ching (道德经) by Laozi

Posted on May 29, 2018April 7, 2022
Topics: China, Classics, Philosophy

Rating: 8.5/10. Another major work of Chinese philosophy, forming the basis of Taoism, written in the 6th century BC (before Confucius). It’s fairly short, about 20 pages. In some ways it’s similar to Analects, which I read not too long ago, but there are some key differences. This is in some sense the eastern version…

Analects (论语) by Confucius

Posted on April 9, 2018April 7, 2022
Topics: China, Classics, Philosophy

Rating: 8.5/10. The Analects (论语) is a book of philosophy by Confucius and lays down the groundwork for much of Chinese thinking for the next 2500 years. It’s the second book I’ve read in ancient Chinese literature after the Art of War. It’s written in a somewhat different style — it has 20 chapters of…

The Art of War (孙子兵法) by Sun Tzu

Posted on September 22, 2016April 6, 2022
Topics: China, Classics

Rating: 7.8/10. Classic treatise on war by ancient Chinese general Sun Tzu who lived in 500BC. It’s 13 short chapters, totaling about 50 pages, and can be read in 2-3 sittings. Some very famous quotes come from this book, like “if you know the enemy and yourself, you will win every battle; if you know…

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