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The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life
by David Brooks
A book filled with ideas on living a good life, nearly all of which I agree with wholeheartedly. I was very surprised at how closely I related to portions of the text and the belief/values system laid out in this book.
My problem with this book, and so many like this, is that it depends entirely on the work of others. He quotes again and again from some of my favorite authors in attempt to boil down their works to support his own points.
It begins to feel like a greatest hits album or playlist of which he’s organized but adds little to.
Skip this and read the original works ofCS Lewis, Wendell Berry, Burke, Kierkegaard, Niebuhr, Frankl and the so many others.
Brooks does do an excellent job of finding choosing great works on the various subjects from others to include. The book functions more of a general research paper than anything too focused.
That said, I did enjoy the book. I think he logically reasons well and moves it a way that this book is an easy read.
My problem with this book, and so many like this, is that it depends entirely on the work of others. He quotes again and again from some of my favorite authors in attempt to boil down their works to support his own points.
It begins to feel like a greatest hits album or playlist of which he’s organized but adds little to.
Skip this and read the original works ofCS Lewis, Wendell Berry, Burke, Kierkegaard, Niebuhr, Frankl and the so many others.
Brooks does do an excellent job of finding choosing great works on the various subjects from others to include. The book functions more of a general research paper than anything too focused.
That said, I did enjoy the book. I think he logically reasons well and moves it a way that this book is an easy read.