Welcome to Animus Libri!

I plan to provide a series of useful book reviews as I mow through my endless queued book stack.

If I have spent the time to consume a book, I may be able to provide a few useful insights to others who may be thinking of buying the book. Alternatively, I may be able to alert people to books which they would otherwise be unaware of and that they may enjoy.

Books reviewed will be of a very diverse variety. I hope to be able to capture the spirit and soul of these books, at least sufficiently enough to help any readers decide if the book would be of interest to them. I'll also try hard not to spoil the storylines of any fiction or non-fiction story.

Below, you will find lists of books currently being actively read, bookmarked (partially read but currently not being actively consumed), and waiting to be read.

09 June 2010

Quote of the Day

The greatest mystery is not that we have been flung at random between the profusion of matter and of the stars, but that within this prison we can draw from ourselves images powerful enough to deny our nothingness.
  - Andre Malraux

To me, the quote exemplifies the remarkable part of our humanity - our ability to live meaningfully amid times that make one doubt all certainty, all truth, and all authorities. We draw that from within and exert our own meaning upon our world.

From a writing perspective, it is an interesting construction with evocative imagery.

The quotation at the top by Malraux was 'shamelessly quoted' from Quotes of the Day.
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