By Daniel Kehlmann
It's supposed to be a funny book. It was amusing at times, but most of the time it was just not very flowing. I don't know if it's the translation or the original, but I just couldn't keep reading it for long. The narrator was kind of annoying (I guess that's what was supposed to be funny), but I couldn't help feeling sorry for him.
I did finish this book a couple of weeks ago, though... I should update my blog in a more timely manner...
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Wolves of the Crescent Moon
By Yousef Al-Mohaimeed
A very interesting and readable story about three men whose lives intertwine. It seems like separate stories all along, but somehow everything makes sense in the end.
A very interesting and readable story about three men whose lives intertwine. It seems like separate stories all along, but somehow everything makes sense in the end.
Single Couples [Hebrew:Zugot Bodedim]
By Israel Segal
A pretty sad story about a person who would rather follow people who are enticing, but lead him to self destructiveness (they happen to be men), when he actually has people around him (women) who could give him real help.
Seems like Israel Segal wrote this book while recovering from a heart attack and an accident injury. I felt as though the story wasn't always coherent and that's probably the reason.
A pretty sad story about a person who would rather follow people who are enticing, but lead him to self destructiveness (they happen to be men), when he actually has people around him (women) who could give him real help.
Seems like Israel Segal wrote this book while recovering from a heart attack and an accident injury. I felt as though the story wasn't always coherent and that's probably the reason.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Kissing the Virgin's Mouth
By Danna M. Gershten
This is the book I was reading while reading Rethinking Rape. I started at the end of February, traveling to Basel. At first I found it kind of irritating. I didn't quite like the narrator, she sounded a bit fake. But as I kept reading I started to understand her more, which was quite interesting. I also find it incredible that the author is not Mexican. She sure made the main character look like one.
This is the book I was reading while reading Rethinking Rape. I started at the end of February, traveling to Basel. At first I found it kind of irritating. I didn't quite like the narrator, she sounded a bit fake. But as I kept reading I started to understand her more, which was quite interesting. I also find it incredible that the author is not Mexican. She sure made the main character look like one.
Rethinking Rape
By Ann J. Cahill
Took me a while to finish this one. (Though not as long as it may seem - I did finish it about 2 weeks ago, and read another book while reading this one). Which is understandable - it's an essay book, not a story. It did finally answer some of the questions I had about the subject.
Took me a while to finish this one. (Though not as long as it may seem - I did finish it about 2 weeks ago, and read another book while reading this one). Which is understandable - it's an essay book, not a story. It did finally answer some of the questions I had about the subject.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Seeing
By Jose Saramago
No, it didn't take me THAT long to read this book - though it was hard because the structure is very unusual (pages-long paragraphs, even for conversations!) - I finihsed it exactly 2 weeks ago. It was a sort of a sequel to Blindness, which I read a long time ago, and didn't think it was the best Saramago. But Seeing is interesting, though somewhat dismal.
No, it didn't take me THAT long to read this book - though it was hard because the structure is very unusual (pages-long paragraphs, even for conversations!) - I finihsed it exactly 2 weeks ago. It was a sort of a sequel to Blindness, which I read a long time ago, and didn't think it was the best Saramago. But Seeing is interesting, though somewhat dismal.
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
The Young Visiters
By Daisy Ashford
A nine-year old wrote it! Yes, it's true. The publishers decided to leave all the misspellings in place, and not correct the punctuation (or lack thereof). I thought it was a shame they did that. It made it harder for me to read it without any commas. I liked the story and thought it was both obvious and unbelievable that a nine year old wrote it. Obvious because of the childish look at the life of adults; unbelievable, because of the amazingly sober insight she had into the social lives and aspirations of adults.
Finished: Dec 20
A nine-year old wrote it! Yes, it's true. The publishers decided to leave all the misspellings in place, and not correct the punctuation (or lack thereof). I thought it was a shame they did that. It made it harder for me to read it without any commas. I liked the story and thought it was both obvious and unbelievable that a nine year old wrote it. Obvious because of the childish look at the life of adults; unbelievable, because of the amazingly sober insight she had into the social lives and aspirations of adults.
Finished: Dec 20
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
