I enjoyed The City and the City so much that I feel I owe it to myself to give him at least one more shot after failing with Last Days Of New Paris. — Noble Dust
It was a neat idea - a battle between the Nazis and the surrealists in Paris. — T Clark
If anything I think the concept is actually kind of pretentious. — Noble Dust
*Thumbs up pic* — Noble Dust
The Genocides by Thomas M. Disch — Jamal
their own, purely human evils, were not aware of the all-pervading presence of the larger evil that lies without, which we call reality. There is evil everywhere, but we can only see what is in front of our noses, only remember what has passed through our bellies.
Definitely will try it again sometime in the future, but, I wasn't really feeling it at the moment, especially towards the last 100 or so pages of my reading. — Manuel
Are you familiar with Dao De Jing: A Philosophical Translation by Roger Ames & David Hall? If so, what do you think of it? I've found it a much more insightful reading (between the lines) than any other version of Laozi's text. I've been meaning to reread it for quite some time ...
— 180 Proof
Thanks for the reference. I hadn't heard of it. Went on Amazon. Bought it in Kindle. — 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. — Manuel
Very cool! I'd heard that the quite long film version of Satantango was actually very well made and well received, but I've yet to see it.
I didn't know Werckmeister Harmonies existed, nor that it was an adaptation of the novel. I'd think that Melancholy of Resistance would make a better movie than Satantango, so I might check it out. Thanks for the heads up. — Manuel
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