Trilogia di New York

First, a brief harangue. I can't help but noticing how often the word "pretentious" has been thrown around in the reviews for this book. What a bothersome word: pretentious . It's a lot like the word "boring," in that they both seem to fool the user into thinking that they mean something objective, w Leggi tutto

Where does it all begin and where does it all end? But perhaps he would be able to make up for the past by plunging forward. By coming to the end, perhaps he could intuit the beginning. To seek we must have an object we want to find. To quest we must have a goal we want to achieve. But even if we don’ Leggi tutto

Mi-am propus să recitesc din romanul lui Paul Auster (3 februarie 1947 - 30 aprilie 2024) doar ceea ce subliniasem (cu pix roșu) la prima lectură din 2007. Am sfîrșit însă prin a citi toată cartea, fiindcă nu mai țineam minte mare lucru din ea, nici măcar împrejurările primei lecturi, aproape nimic. Leggi tutto

Σε αυτή την τριλογία θα άλλαζα τίτλο. Θα την ονόμαζα " Έτσι ειναι η ζωή" και αφού ειναι έτσι,μπορεί να γίνει και κάπως ετσι και αλλιώς και διαφορετική και πάλι ίδια και ξανά αλλιώτικη. Δεν είμαι σίγουρη τι να γράψω για αυτό το βιβλίο. Δεν θα ήθελα να μπω σε στερεότυπα και κοινά λόγια. Άλλωστε αυτός Leggi tutto

Is The NYT three novels-in-one, or a single tome? Ah, well: That's four Auster "novels" in a row for me I guess... and, (not) interestingly enough, they were ALL very much alike (Oracle Night, The Glass City, Ghosts, The Locked Room). It's becoming clear that Auster has adopted very interesting theme Leggi tutto

I have encountered a great many reviews that start with "I don't know how to begin this review". By this claim the reviewer expresses doubt, but the expression of these doubts is the immediate solution to the reviewer's predicament, making both the doubts and the claim kind of moot. I was thinking o Leggi tutto

Ma quanto è bello pedinare (e essere pedinati) da Paul Auster? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OMZY...

I can't believe I read this all the way through, but I just kept thinking that at some point, something has to happen. I was disappointed. The writing is mechanical and boring. It's like being told a story by someone barely interested what they are saying. There is no experience to it, no stake in t Leggi tutto