Disappearancecore - Jonah

the campus library

Those single-person study desks. Especially the ones next to the window, where you can watch the world pass by

A half-finished cup of coffee next to your laptop

Relaxing with your study group next to the fake fireplaces

Trying to find physical copies of sources and books instead of solely using digital sources

Fiddling with a pen while you read

Sitting in the corner, where its a bit quieter

Propping open a textbook. You didn't even have to pay for it!

Admiring the walls and shelves, stocked with academic knowledge from all fields of study. Every day academia progresses further, and we're unbelievably fortunate to live in a situation where we can dip into the wealth of knowledge before us.

Bonus:

Oooh, ahhh

Big mountains (my father for scale)

The eternal mourner in the snow. I love my walk to work.

Last New Year, I resolved to read some classic novels this year.

I promptly forgot about that until I was sitting in the airport to go visit my grandparents this year.

Luckily, it wasn't too late. I had plenty of books I wanted to get through, since I didn't really do any pleasure reading last semester, but when I got home from school, I got the random itch to finally read Fight Club by Chuck Palahnuik. I finished it on the flight home -- just barely making it in time for the New Year.

I highly recommend this book! Chuck Palahnuik is an absolute freak of a man with a very unique style. I love the way he develops Tyler as sort of a cult leader figure -- it's very unnerving how he makes his awful suggestions sound so appealing.

I think it was a risky move to leave the narrator completely nameless, but I think he pulled it off really well. It's easy to project onto the narrator, and as the story goes on, you see how the narrator dehumanizes himself and others (such as the Space Monkeys, who are referred to as a mass, or the Mechanic, who's a sort of prophet figure.)

I loved Marla as a character. I didn't see the twist coming. It was a quick read. Highly recommend.