"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
Shelidon
Posted at 18:23h, 08 OctoberDimenticavo, la scritta sotto la mia immagine recita: “…e salvo sempre una copia dei documenti che mi riguardano”.
baci
utente anonimo
Posted at 19:41h, 08 OctoberLOL, la verve non t’abbandona mai, eh?
J.
utente anonimo
Posted at 19:43h, 08 OctoberPS: io il primo adesivo lo sfoggerei con orgoglio ;-)
Shelidon
Posted at 19:54h, 08 OctoberGrazie, Jartha ;-*
…però un giorno mi spiegherai perché li chiamate “adesivi”, vero?
LauraPotter
Posted at 11:05h, 09 OctoberBelli,belli questi due adesivi*____*
Shelidon
Posted at 15:28h, 09 OctoberTi ringrazio ^___^
LauraPotter
Posted at 19:04h, 09 OctoberChe bello!Domenica ci si vede:D
Shelidon
Posted at 19:41h, 09 Octoberhe he, ci abbiamo messo un po’, ma forse questa è la volta buona ;-p