Read any good books lately? Rate them here

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Currently reading Candide by Voltaire as recommended by Pyrrho and Rhythm. Great story so far and thoroughly enjoying it (about a third in).

Also reading "Being No One: The Self-Model Theory of Subjectivity" by Thomas Metzinger but that's going to take a lot longer to read, probably months even at a fair rate as it's so long. But so far it's incredible, being perfectly willing to tackle the 'hard' questions of consciousness and in a really thorough way. It can get a bit technical but the author is great at explaining difficult concepts with thorough examples. From what I've read though, I think this is the most solid theory of mind/consciousness I've come across and it is a joy to read so well chuffed.

Dipping into "God or Godless?: One Atheist. One Christian. Twenty Controversial Questions" by John W. Loftus and Randal Rauser. But I don't really need that any more since joining this site. Still, it makes good toilet reading

Recently finished "The Great Divorce" by C. S. Lewis. Fascinating portrayal of heaven and hell - very imaginative. Just as interesting as Dante's Inferno from that perspective.