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These are a few of my favorite things

Articles πŸ—žοΈ

Some of the most moving, interesting, and compelling pieces of writing I’ve come across.

Title + Link
Author
Publication
Date
Notes
Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us
Steven Brill
TIME
April 2013
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The Obama Doctrine
Jeffrey Goldberg
The Atlantic
April 2016
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My President Was Black
Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Atlantic
January 2017
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How My Mother and I Became Chinese Propaganda
Jiayang Fan
The New Yorker
September 2020
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How the Pandemic Defeated America
Ed Yong
The Atlantic
September 2020
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A Daring Dream and a Lifelong Love, Dashed in a Moment of Violence
Corina Knoll
The New York Times
April 2022
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Between Not Wanting to Live and Not Wanting to Die
Jeffrey Ruoff
The Atlantic
August 2022
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Books πŸ“š

I read books, so I can’t be shamed for having a deficiency of character. I particularly enjoy reading Haruki Murakami, who is a particularly enigmatic guy.

Fiction πŸ₯Έ

Title + Link
Author
Date
Notes
1Q84
Haruki Murakami
May 2009
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Kafka on the Shore
Haruki Murakami
September 2002
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The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
Haruki Murakami
April 1994
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Klara and the Sun
Kazuo Ishiguro
March 2021
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Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut
March 1969
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Norwegian Wood
Haruki Murakami
September 1987
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Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
January 1813
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The Plague
Albert Camus
June 1947
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The Metamorphosis
Franz Kafka
January 1915
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams
October 1979
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Non-fiction 😐

Title + Link
Author
Date
Notes
Tuesdays with Morrie
Mitch Albom
August 1997
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Crying in H Mart
Michelle Zauner
April 2021
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The Corpse Walker
Liao Yiwu
April 2003
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Catch and Kill
Ronan Farrow
October 2019
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Bad Blood
John Carreyrou
May 2018
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War on Peace
Ronan Farrow
April 2018
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How to Know a Person
David Brooks
October 2023
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Romney: A Reckoning
McKay Coppins
October 2023
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Dreams from My Father
Barack Obama
July 1995
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