Logging all the books I'm reading each month with updates

“Far best is he who knows all things himself;
Good, he that hearkens when men counsel right;
But he who neither knows, nor lays to heart
Another’s wisdom, is a useless wight.”

Aristotle quoting Hesiod in Nichomachean Ethics, Book I, Section 4.

Who Am I?#

I’m Alessio Persichetti and I’m from Italy. I’ve a PhD in Philosophy and pursued an academic career before switching to a technical writing and test engineering job in the software industry.

I’ve still nurturing a profound love for humanities and social sciences besides my daily job in a technical field. I deem compelling to discuss ideas about literature and non-fiction books concerning philosophy, politics, science, and history. Reading Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life by Zena Hitz convinced me to take my education in my own hands and cultivate the “life of the mind”.

Besides reading books, I enjoy board games¹, tabletop Rpgs, running, riding my bike, and hiking.

I endorse Ukraine’s , Palestine’s , and Taiwan’s struggle for freedom and peace.

About this bibliophile’s website#

I’m a bibliophile who can’t stand spending a day without reading a few pages.

I’ve love to keep track of what I’m doing in a systematic fashion; that’s why I’ll post about all the books (and sometimes, articles I deem good) I’ve read each month. This site is my repository of my literary thoughts for two reasons:

• It helps reflecting on what I’ve read, instead of just consuming a book and passing to the next one on the side bed.
• I usually discuss books on multiple platforms. I write in one place and share the link, avoiding copy & paste the same comments.

Click on posts button on top and enjoy my monthly reading lists with my notes.

I designed this website using the Hugo open source framework and dario theme. I wanted a light-weighted minimal blog where I could have the complete control and customization, and no other solutions on the market satisfied me. It’s also my form of resistance against the corporations owning most of the internet nowadays.²

Posts

• Reading List September 2026
• Reading List August 2026