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Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges
5.0
Perhaps some feature of that crucified countenance lurks in every mirror; perhaps the face died, was obliterated, so that God could be all of us.
Thought-provoking. Borges is a fantastic story-teller and has a way to use words to make your head hurt.
Thought-provoking. Borges is a fantastic story-teller and has a way to use words to make your head hurt.
Anthem by Ayn Rand
4.0
"We are one...alone...and only...and we love you who are one...alone...and only." And we felt torn, torn for some word we could not find.
We thought this book was ok but just wait till Prometheus discovers the factory lol
We thought this book was ok but just wait till Prometheus discovers the factory lol
The History of Sexuality, Volume 1: An Introduction by Michel Foucault
4.0
The sodomite had been a temporary aberration; the homosexual was now a species.
>:OOOOOOOOOOOOO
>:OOOOOOOOOOOOO
Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? by Mark Fisher
4.0
...at the level of the political unconscious, it is impossible to accept that there are no overall controllers, that the closest thing we have to ruling powers now are nebulous, unaccountable interests exercising corporate irresponsibility.
Interesting analysis of how late capitalism (~postmodern~) functions and how perhaps we can (resist) it. ?!?!
Interesting analysis of how late capitalism (~postmodern~) functions and how perhaps we can (resist) it. ?!?!
Georges Bataille: The Sacred and Society by William Pawlett
3.0
"God, then, is the only profound atheist. Human beings who claim to be atheists are incapable of grasping their Nothingness to the full extent, as they continue to believe in something: reason, logic, language, grammar, or common sense. Yet, God is certainly not...whole, complete, or self-sufficient: God is insufficient to Himself, just as human beings are...Both God and humanity are wounded or torn: in their shared wounds and tearing they can communicate..."
My understanding of this book is very incomplete, but will it ever be complete? At the very least, Pawlett is an excellent starting point for reading Bataille. I hope. Bataille proposes a very interesting, alternative view of the world, a view of the world not necessarily meant to be understood, but felt, as we open ourselves to the realm of the sacred, life's intensity and ecstasy.
Perhaps something is missing within modernity. Perhaps we may find it again, we (us???) imprisoned within existence by duration, property, capital.
My understanding of this book is very incomplete, but will it ever be complete? At the very least, Pawlett is an excellent starting point for reading Bataille. I hope. Bataille proposes a very interesting, alternative view of the world, a view of the world not necessarily meant to be understood, but felt, as we open ourselves to the realm of the sacred, life's intensity and ecstasy.
Perhaps something is missing within modernity. Perhaps we may find it again, we (us???) imprisoned within existence by duration, property, capital.
Men Without Women by Haruki Murakami
4.0
Men Without Women is a collection of seven short stories by Murakami. All of them deal with themes of love, loneliness, and I'm pretty sure all of them involve some sort of affair. Yeah. Some of the stories start a bit slowly, some of them aren't very impactful, but overall this was an enjoyable read. Before I knew it, I was done with the book.
If you liked Norwegian Wood, you might like these stories too.
If you liked Norwegian Wood, you might like these stories too.
The Aleph and Other Stories by Jorge Luis Borges
5.0
how can one transmit to others the infinite Aleph, which my timorous memory can scarcely contain?
That is the problem with writing this review: how can I ever possibly communicate the infinity of Borges' writing within a single Goodreads review? Borges is a masterful storyteller. I knew that when I finished reading Labyrinths, and I still know it after finishing The Aleph and Other Stories. With Borges I open myself to the infinity.
I am not Borges, and I can never be Borges. That is why this review will always seem incomplete to me. But even if I were Borges, would this review ever be complete? I dreamt that this review was completed, but all I saw was a tiger.
i have been homer; soon...i shall be nobody; soon i shall be all men - i shall be dead
That is the problem with writing this review: how can I ever possibly communicate the infinity of Borges' writing within a single Goodreads review? Borges is a masterful storyteller. I knew that when I finished reading Labyrinths, and I still know it after finishing The Aleph and Other Stories. With Borges I open myself to the infinity.
I am not Borges, and I can never be Borges. That is why this review will always seem incomplete to me. But even if I were Borges, would this review ever be complete? I dreamt that this review was completed, but all I saw was a tiger.
i have been homer; soon...i shall be nobody; soon i shall be all men - i shall be dead