Holiday reading
After almost three weeks of existing in a more or less entirely mindless state of being, I received a letter in the mail today that, upon closer inspection (and dread growing with every word) turned out to be a preliminary booklist for my uni course starting in September. Intellectual reading during holidays. I was previously convinced these two concepts were mutually exclusive by some kind of natural law; apparently, I have been Deluded. Here is the list, for your reading and mocking purposes:
- Keywords by R. Williams.
- Age of Revolution by Eric J. Hobsbawm
- Age of Capital by Eric J. Hobsbawm
- Age of Empire by Eric J. Hobsbawm
- Age of Extremes by Eric J. Hobsbawm
The letter also had the audacity to tack on this little addendum after advising me to "please read all these books":
Best wishes for your summer vacation.
I'm already suffering from sardonic, sadistic lecturers, and I haven't even gotten there yet. The future holds much joy.
In other news, I am seriously considering this.
Also, welcome to July.