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This is where I test things.
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I'm David, and Raptitude is a blog about getting better at being human -- things we can do to improve our lives today.
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Excellent books I have read recently:
The original castaway novel — some say the original novel. Published in the 1710s I think. Although it’s extremely readable, I think it must have been written before “show, don’t tell” became fiction writing doctrine. It’s all telling. He just says what happened. I enjoyed how naive it was — clearly the author had no idea what plants and animals might naturally appear on a remote Caribbean island. Without spoiling anything, it takes a weirdly racist turn two thirds of the way through. [Reviews]
Source material for the 2007 movie, which followed it very closely. Riveting from the start, even if you know what happens. I love McCarthy’s sparse style and his disdain for quotation marks. Read it even if you’ve seen the movie, it’s an outstanding crime story. [Reviews]
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