Apathy


My Year of Rest and Relaxation
Brave New World
Overcoming Apathy: Gospel Hope for Those Who Struggle to Care
The Bell Jar
Whatever
Boy Parts
The Cat Who Couldn't Be Bothered
Sociopath
I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokpokki
The Christian Counselor's Medical Desk Reference
They Thought They Were Free: The Germans 1933-45
The Stranger
A Still and Quiet Mind: Twelve Strategies for Changing Unwanted Thoughts
The Bruised Reed
There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark TwainHullabaloo in the Guava Orchard by Kiran DesaiPrince of Fools by Mark  LawrenceThe Dawn of Evil by L.E.  ParkerMy Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
The Deadly Sin of Sloth
16 books — 7 voters
Nickel and Dimed by Barbara EhrenreichThe Soul of Capitalism by William GreiderMountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy KidderBreaking Free by Abby SherHalf the Sky by Nicholas D. Kristof
Guilt-Inducing Books
16 books — 3 voters


Noam Chomsky
All over the place, from the popular culture to the propaganda system, there is constant pressure to make people feel that they are helpless, that the only role they can have is to ratify decisions and to consume.
Noam Chomsky

James Baldwin
The subtle and deadly change of heart that might occur in you would be involved with the realization that a civilization is not destroyed by wicked people; it is not necessary that people be wicked but only that they be spineless.
James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time

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