"All this he saw, for one moment breathless and intense, vivid on the morning sky; and still, as he looked, he lived; and still, as he lived, he wondered."
Tom Mountstephen was dressed in his very best—a black coat, a tie of blue satin studded with veritable planets, and in it a new zodiacal sign—a fox in full career, that formed the head of a pin. Tom’s collar was so stiffly starched and so
Linley was fond of collecting what he called “raw material” and, as a fairly successful barrister, he had good opportunity for doing so. He despised novelists and romancists, yet one day he hoped to become one of these gentry himself, hence his collection of the
Though I think I get what Lem was trying to do with this novel, I also understand the many people whose reaction has been “what the fuck did I just read?” The novel is about alienation, social estrangement, post-traumatic stress and culture shock, which are
Tom Mountstephen was dressed in his very best—a black coat, a tie of blue satin studded with veritable planets, and in it a new zodiacal sign—a fox in full career, that formed the head of a pin. Tom’s collar was so stiffly starched and so
Linley was fond of collecting what he called “raw material” and, as a fairly successful barrister, he had good opportunity for doing so. He despised novelists and romancists, yet one day he hoped to become one of these gentry himself, hence his collection of the
Though I think I get what Lem was trying to do with this novel, I also understand the many people whose reaction has been “what the fuck did I just read?” The novel is about alienation, social estrangement, post-traumatic stress and culture shock, which are
8 Comments
contenebbia
Posted at 13:47h, 13 OctoberTi auguro un weekend di-vino, allora!
heraclitus
Posted at 07:51h, 14 Octoberaddirittura con la cannuccia? ;-)
buon gemellaggio e soprattutto buon alcolico.
Damiani
Posted at 15:36h, 14 Octoberbuon weekend alcolico!
impbianco
Posted at 16:36h, 14 OctoberAllora buon fine settimana all’insegna del vino! Io sono astemio! :P
X-Bye
SpiderCi
Posted at 17:22h, 14 OctoberBuona sbronza, allora ! ;p
Shelidon
Posted at 22:39h, 15 OctoberUn week-end squisito: grazie ai meravigliosi padroni di casa!
GPQ
Posted at 10:39h, 17 Octobergrrrr e non mi hai chiamato ..amo i gemelaggi alcolici..anche le fratellanze e le gugginanze
Shelidon
Posted at 22:20h, 17 OctoberA mia parziale discolpa posso solo portare il fatto che non so chi tu sia.