Freudian Slip

On my bike ride home through Larchmont I pass a man sitting in front of a beauty store, waiting for his wife. He had a few minutes to spare to share his current read before his wife was done inside.

Raudel is reading a book from the Great Books of the Western World collection (60 Volumes). This book in particular consists of Sigmund Freud's works. Raudel took a Humanities class while studying at Cal State University of Northridge and read some of Freud's works. Now he's been hooked on Freud and reading his works for pleasure every since! Last Freud book he's read dealt with "necessary illusions".


Raudel also reads alot of fiction but lately it's fiction relating to social theory with political tie-ins - books by Orwell and Kafka, to name a few. When asked if he had a favourite book or author he was stumped BUT compromised by saying he could name his Top 3 (in no particular order, of course) books of all time (so far).

- Women by Charles Bukowski. This book was recommended to him by his wife and has stood out in his mind/made a great impression on him

- Noam Chomsky (no book in particular...but loves his work)

- The Trial by Franz Kafka

If he could write a book of his own? It would have to be something between relations/relationships and social/political matters.


[Photo taken with book held upside-down...by request :-) ]

Ever got turned onto an author in school and decided to start reading anything and everything by that author?

For me I'd say the closest would be Virginia Woolf. I own most of her books, read many of them, and went through a time when I would re-read Mrs. Dalloway every 6-12 months or so for a few years.