Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself

Good morning!

Today’s book is Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself, by David Lipsky, one of the absolute best books I’ve read so far in 2020.

And I’m at 68 right now!

Just finished Limitless, by Jim Kwik, The Iliad, by Homer, and The People Look Like Flowers at Last, by Charles Bukowski.

My apologies if today’s discussion is longer than anything you’d want to read.

I just think Wallace’s Infinite Jest is SUCH a spectacular book, and Lipsky’s book came about due to his 5-day stint on book tour with Wallace promoting Infinite Jest in 1996.

As you might know, Wallace ended up hanging himself in 2008, two years before Although of Course came out. I didn’t even know who he WAS in 2008, but I feel like someone very special to me was ripped away, even now.

Anyway, some of my notes are below, and then we get into some discussion (not sappy, because that’s not really my style) about writing, finding purpose in life, and making an effort to really see each other as people.

Read on!

Oh yea, and I posted a new YouTube video to my channel on 1984, by George Orwell, one of the most horrifying dystopian novels of all time. Enjoy!