About us
This is a book club for readers who crave depth. We read fiction that wrestles with the big questions—freedom, suffering, morality, meaning, love, death, and the human condition.
Our focus is on fiction that engages with big philosophical ideas. Think Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Camus, Kafka, Kundera, Nietzsche, Bulgakov, and others. If a novel leaves you thinking for days or sparks a philosophical crisis, it probably belongs here.
This club values openness, curiosity, and genuine conversation. No academic background required. Just bring your thoughts and an open mind.
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2 In 1: The Myth of Sisyphus, I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream
Yards Brewing Company, 500 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, PA, US2 Books for 1 Book Club! A fantastic opportunity to contrast Camus's philosophy with the bleakness of Ellison's future.
The Myth of Sisyphus - Albert Camus
One of the most influential works of this century, this is a crucial exposition of existentialist thought. Influenced by works such as Don Juan, and the novels of Kafka, these essays begin with a meditation on suicide: the question of living or not living in an absurd universe devoid of order or meaning. With lyric eloquence, Camus posits a way out of despair, reaffirming the value of personal existence, and the possibility of life lived with dignity and authenticity.I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream - Harlan Ellison
The story depicts an AI uprising in which a military supercomputer named AM gains sentience and eradicates humanity except for five individuals. These survivors – Benny, Gorrister, Nimdok, Ted, and Ellen – are kept alive by AM to endure endless torture as a form of revenge against its creators.PDF of The Myth of Sisyphus: https://www2.hawaii.edu/~freeman/courses/phil360/16.%20Myth%20of%20Sisyphus.pdf
PDF of I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream: https://galacticjourney.org/stories/I_Have_No_Mouth_and_I_Must_Scream_-_Harlan_Ellison.pdf
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