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12 Rules for Life – Part 3 of 3
I’ve decided to share these quotes in the order they appear in the book, plus occasional commentary. All quotes are from the 2018 hardcover edition. Key: plaintext – Worthy quotes bold – Favorite quotes italics – Quotes I disliked 12 Rules for Life: Best and Worst Quotes The dominance hierarchy is not capitalism. It’s not… Read more >>
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12 Rules for Life – Part 2 of 3
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn by Evstafiev[CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons “No one could stand up for communism after The Gulag Archipelago – not even the communists themselves.” (12 Rules for Life, p. 310) I would like to think that’s true. Unfortunately, admiration for Joseph Stalin is, by all appearances, far from dead. The mass murderer has… Read more >>
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12 Rules for Life – Part 1 of 3
So… I have this get it back to the library ASAP (fines are accruing), but I can’t seem to write a short review. I tried, I really did, but it’s hopeless. Here is Part 1, and I hope to have Part 2 up tomorrow. First, some background… Jordan Peterson Gage Skidmore [CC BY-SA 3.0], via… Read more >>
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On Fictional Violence and Naming Children
Note: Contains Game of Thrones Season 8 spoilers (Note 2: I never thought I would be doing a post on Game of Thrones, but here I am. Never say never.) When I first heard about this book/TV franchise, it was years ago, still in the early days of the TV series. At first I was… Read more >>
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