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A review by fulfilled_bluebird
Meditations: A New Translation: Paperback by Marcus Aurelius, Gregory Hays
3.0
I was not in the right mood to read this book. I am not sure what I was expecting to find in the book when I started, and I was looking forward to the hype I got from other stoicism books about it. But the reality is that I struggled to get through this book, and I found myself consistently reaching to other activities to avoid reading the book.
That all said, it was an interesting read. The book has lots of short-form thoughts on tackling life in a stoic way. It is impressive to hear all these thoughts coming from such a powerful emperor from almost 2000 years ago. And the translation does a great job of keeping things modern while preserving some of the authentic tone.
I doubt I will revisit this book in the future. I think I absorb stoic ideas better from modern-day authors.
That all said, it was an interesting read. The book has lots of short-form thoughts on tackling life in a stoic way. It is impressive to hear all these thoughts coming from such a powerful emperor from almost 2000 years ago. And the translation does a great job of keeping things modern while preserving some of the authentic tone.
I doubt I will revisit this book in the future. I think I absorb stoic ideas better from modern-day authors.