I don't remember having a favourite genre, but I usually read novels and philosophy books. For some time, especially between the ages of 20 and 25, I read many books on religion, traditionalism, Hermeticism, Gnosticism, esotericism and similar subjects. I came into contact with Julius Evola and ended up becoming interested in spiritual matters. At that time, I thought I was dealing with the finest ideas in the field of anthropology and modern spirituality, but then I started down the path of Catholicism and realised how pedantic authors such as Evola, Guenon, Coomaraswamy, Blavatsky, Mirandola and the like were. In any case, it was through these works that I came to realise how present these thoughts are in modern ideologies and currents of thought. It is necessary to know Guenon's work to understand why Europe is being Islamised and why most modern intellectuals support the movement. It is also necessary to read Evola and Blavatsky to understand ideas that advocated the emergence of modern sects such as Sedevacantism. As much as the ideas seem unrelated, you begin to notice a pattern. The point is that these authors end up provoking the ideological and philosophical Zeitgeist of their times. These same authors influence the intellectuals who will become part of the political elite. The biggest problem, however, is that the influence of these authors and their books goes unnoticed by most people. Even among great intellectuals, there is not much fanfare about the fact I have exposed.
But getting back to the subject of the thread, nowadays I focus more on the classics of world literature. The last book I read was Dostoevsky's ‘The Idiot’. Yesterday I started reading James Joyce's ‘Finnegans Wake’. I confess that it has not been an easy read. Although I have had a few laughs, I spend most of my time looking at supporting material to understand what I am reading. I am not a native English speaker, so this only adds to the complexity of my understanding of the work. Finishing this book will be a victory for me. After Finnegans Wake, I plan to read Ulysses, by the same author.
