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Erik Rostad (Books of Titans)

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Erik Rostad (Books of Titans)

@booksoftitans

Seeking the ancient paths and reading The Great Books by 200 authors chronologically over the next +/- 40 years.

Franklin, TN

Joined January 2017

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Erik Rostad (Books of Titans)
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Jan 5
Books on tap for 2026: Jan/Feb: The Bible Mar-Jun: Plato & Early Greek Philosophy July: Books about Gilgamesh Aug-Nov: Aristotle Dec: Books about trees 🌳 You’ll also see some books on the right that I’ll be reading for the monthly Short Great Books reading group I lead in
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Erik Rostad (Books of Titans)
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Nov 8, 2025
Finished Dostoevsky’s White Nights on a foggy morning.
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Erik Rostad (Books of Titans)
@booksoftitans
Sep 16, 2025
The portal to endless joys.
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Erik Rostad (Books of Titans)
@booksoftitans
Sep 1, 2024
I’m continually amazed at how relevant the Greek Tragedies are to our modern conundrums.
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Erik Rostad (Books of Titans)
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Jun 25, 2024
Today’s bookstore visit: Topping and Company in Edinburgh. This was my first time here and it contained endless rooms of new books. It was magical.
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Erik Rostad (Books of Titans)
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Apr 16, 2024
Hi, my name is Erik, and I’m an Iliadoholic.
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Erik Rostad (Books of Titans)
@booksoftitans
Aug 4, 2025
Ok, I asked you all for the best Plato versions/translations and this one came up over and over again, so I got it.
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Erik Rostad (Books of Titans)
@booksoftitans
Jun 23, 2024
You need to read this book. It’s an important one. I knew the situation was bad. I didn’t realize it was this bad.
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Erik Rostad (Books of Titans)
@booksoftitans
Aug 23, 2025
Spent an hour and a half this morning slowly re-reading Euthyphro by Plato, this time taking nearly 3 pages of notes. I started having trouble understanding the arguments mid-way through and I thought writing it out might help. It did, I still need to ponder it a bit more, but it
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Erik Rostad (Books of Titans)
@booksoftitans
Jun 24, 2024
Anyone else seek out the local bookstores when traveling? Here’s one of my favorites - Armchair Books in Edinburgh.
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Erik Rostad (Books of Titans)
@booksoftitans
Dec 26, 2024
Book 41 for the year. The Intellectual Life by A.G. Sertillanges. The title may sound pretentious, but this book is full of practical advice and sound wisdom for cultivating the life of the mind. I’m 100 pages in and I’ve done a ton of underlining, ⭐️ ing, and notes in the back.
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Erik Rostad (Books of Titans)
@booksoftitans
May 5, 2024
Geeked out a bit in the classics section at Blackwells.
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Erik Rostad (Books of Titans)
@booksoftitans
Jun 26, 2024
If you are a fan of Homer, I highly recommend this work to fill in some of the gaps in the story the original audience would have known.
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Erik Rostad (Books of Titans)
@booksoftitans
Nov 1, 2025
Spent 1 hour on 8 pages of Plato’s Parmenides this morning. It’s a difficult one.
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