"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."
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
“Wonder what’s goin’ on in the church?” Gilman Marlow stopped and stared slowly over at the church. It was a little white building with five pointed windows on each side. The windows were all streaming with light now, and the bright light showed from the
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
“Wonder what’s goin’ on in the church?” Gilman Marlow stopped and stared slowly over at the church. It was a little white building with five pointed windows on each side. The windows were all streaming with light now, and the bright light showed from the
6 Comments
brianzolitudine
Posted at 20:50h, 24 SeptemberCiao Shel! Stammi buona sulla cuccia! ;)
Shelidon
Posted at 20:52h, 24 SeptemberTenterò di non cadere! :-p
Damiani
Posted at 21:19h, 24 Septemberbentornata!!
mi ricorda tanto calvino questa striscia!
citoplasma
Posted at 05:42h, 25 SeptemberTroppo simpatico lo Snoopy scrittore! E’ il mio preferito!
heraclitus
Posted at 09:07h, 25 Septemberottima ripresa. ;-)
contenebbia
Posted at 18:58h, 25 Septembermi raccomando, shelidon. sei indispensabile a splinderopoli.un abbraccio