Wednesday, May 08, 2024

The Essays


Just completed my latest long-term read. The Essays by Montaigne. Started in late December so it took me a little over four months as I read a little each day during breakfast. I was up and down on these essays. Sometimes I was fascinated. Other times I found them a tedious bore. But I was surprised how much of Montaigne’s thought seemed very contemporary, as if written yesterday and not in the 16th century. Worth it over all. A much better long term read than some others I’ve tackled.