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user-inactivated  ·  2809 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: July 18th is a good day for a book thread

I love the style of the book set in that picture. I'm sorry to hear it's both dry and depressing, because it does look like a very compelling read. I'd say keep at it. Maybe somewhere, probably around The Renaissance or The Age of Reason, you'll find a bright spot. Though I doubt it will be with Voltaire. I've been told that while he eloquently supported some very revolutionary ideas for his time, he was also crazy racist too.