Rereading Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason by Theodor Adorno, his introductory lecture course given in 1959.
Clear and deep and great fun to read, highly recommended for anyone interested in Kant — Jamal
seems a great segue back to the CPR which I also want to revisit — Pantagruel
I am toying with the idea of doing a CPR reading group here on TPF. I’ve read it once but feel I didn’t really crack it. — Jamal
Sometimes it’s obvious. For example, javi2541997 hardly needs to mention that he’s reading Fiscal Reform and its Firm-Level Effects in Eastern Europe and Central Asia for sheer pleasure. — Jamal
I don't know if you saw this: — T Clark
Just finished The Melancholy of Resistance - it took longer than I would have liked, I lost a bit of focus towards the last 3rd of the book, with the exception of the concluding chapter.
I can only compare it to Satantango, his only other novel I've read. It's hard to pick one, without spoilers, it seems to me that Melancholy is richer in general content than Satantango, and yet, and yet, the way the ending of Satantango went, tuned it from a decent book to a complete masterpiece, essentially focusing on a simple, yet very powerful philosophical idea/literary trick.
I struggled less with Satantango, and I felt it was somewhat more coherent, but again, Melancholy was richer in plurality of ideas... I suppose that Satantango's execution was just too good, so I'd give it the edge.
How does Baron Wenckheim's Homecoming compare with these two works?
I'll probably read one or two easy novels, then go back to a challenging one, then on to Baron - it requires some effort.
Any general thoughts? — Manuel
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