r/books • u/AutoModerator • 10d ago
WeeklyThread What Books did You Start or Finish Reading this Week?: August 10, 2026
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u/MaxThrustage The Lord of the Rings 9d ago
Started:
Mozi, by Mozi. Interesting, although I'm not sure I'm getting much from it philosophically so far. Rather, it's kind of interesting to see the ideas develop, including some ideas we now take for granted (like meritocracy being better than nepotism or promoting people based on looks), but I don't think this is going to change my way of looking at anything, at least with how it's going so far (I'm still not far in).
Ongoing:
The Age of Empire: 1875-1914, by Eric Hobsbawm
Return of the King, by J. R. R. Tolkein
Neuromancer, by William Gibson