"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
nini00000
Posted at 17:37h, 17 Marcheheh… bel blog… e io amo renzilastrega… quando preparavo la maturità, con un’amica facevamo sempre pausa guardando ransie… bei ricordi!!!
ma davvero l’emozione ti fa diventare sorda? :-)
Shelidon
Posted at 17:42h, 17 MarchOddio, devo confessarti che ho scoperto l’esistenza di Ransie la strega in questo preciso istante, con google. Non ho capito che cosa te l’ha fatta associare al mio blog, ma non fa niente.
Per quanto riguarda la sezione medica del tuo commento… no, non sono mai diventata sorda per l’emozione. Però certi commenti mi rendono confusa, non so se fa lo stesso.
impbianco
Posted at 19:11h, 17 March… come non conosci Rensie La Strega???? XD Devi rimediare! :P
X-Bye
Shelidon
Posted at 19:20h, 17 MarchMa che vi piglia a tutti, oggi? :P
HowlingWolf
Posted at 11:21h, 18 MarchUn Mito! Hai incontrato un genio del male!
Spero tu abbia riso di gusto, la classe va premiata…
Shelidon
Posted at 11:44h, 18 MarchHo riso di gusto, sì, non si poteva non farlo. Un tempismo perfetto.