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Ugh. Did you guys know that people expect you to introduce yourself at things? Does anyone actually like talking about themselves?  That's me. I'm Luke. Sup. Here are some pictures I've taken: Here are some authors I've really enjoyed: Chinua Achebe Doris Kearns Goodwin JRR Tolkien And here are some paintings I use as backgrounds:  That's all you need to know about me...right? -Luke Follow my blog with Bloglovin

I just had the most awesome day. Productive, fun, interesting, all the best stuff. The coolest of it was getting to read BOTH of these books by influential women in one morning, because they are so short and readable. They both made me think and challenged me, but I preferred by far the manuscript from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Reviews below! ANTHEM: 3/5 I liked it, but it felt really contrived. Like the author wanted to write an essay and accidentally wrote a novella instead. The main thesis is that our current culture worships the idea of the collective - "we" care more about the "we" than the "me," at least intellectually. So we praise selflessness and discourage selfishness. The author, Ayn Rand, believes that denying oneself is not only unintelligent, but harmful. If we all were to focus too heavily on that idea, Rand's story argues, then we would lose the major and rapid gains that humanity has achieved through the minds of outcas...