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Orwell, performative reading and the discipline of thinking for yourself...
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How I Research Niche Ideas in Literature and Philosophy
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A Beginner's Guide to Philosophy
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Everything I Read During My English Literature Degree
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My Autumn Syllabus (and how I study with a 9-5)
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Notes from Novels
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Alienated and nostalgic youths in the modern city
Notes from Novels: Last Summer in the City by Gianfranco Calligarich...
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Learning the rules of existence
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The moral responsibility of reading
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Roaming the streets of London without headphones
Notes from Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway...
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Alienated and nostalgic youths in the modern city
Notes from Novels: Last Summer in the City by Gianfranco Calligarich...
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Whims and Obsessions
On a philosophy and psychoanalytical breakdown of whims and obsessions, and which is better...
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Learning the rules of existence
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How I Converse With Literature
On how I have conversations with the books I read...
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The moral responsibility of reading
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Everything I Read in January
On the 10 books I read in January and some really remarkable books...
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Everything I Read in December
On a cosy reading month with lots of meandering streets...
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Everything I Read in November
On the 8 books I read in November...
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