so-soLyrical & creepy. More of Coetzee‘s distant objects of desire & ardent, pitiable men. Deconstructing Dante w/ a banal Beatrice. Allegory?—an aging Coetzee telling the WORLD “I love you, I desire you, remember me when I‘m gone?” But maybe that‘s too generous. Also: pity is an uncomfortable place. Without the release of farce or melodrama, an empty grand passion is hard to sit with. Maybe that‘s the point. Strange book. Language & translation. 2023
pickWhat to make of a novel of essays? Apparently JMC took his own published essays and their criticism (good, tough criticism) and made a novel out of it, with an afterlife confrontation added in. Of course, these are Elizabeth Costello‘s speeches in the book.
So it works and also doesn‘t. First chapter of Realism is fantastic. Later obsession with the morality on veganism was ok - but, i had trouble caring. But i still kind of liked it overall.
Still warming my cat (and vice versa). Trying out Coetzee. Lovely 1st chapter toying with perspectives on Realism.
so-soThis book was a really difficult read because it was very upsetting. It is representative of South Africa and the tumultuous racial issues that are present there. I did not know enough to see the analogy and recognize that is a big reason why the book didn‘t resonate with me. 3/5
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☀️Many challenges but one of them is #Summerween- love it because you read basically thrillers/horror/books set in fall
☀️Didn‘t read anything spectacular because I only read 6 books but Exiles by Jane Harper was a good sequel. Also These Ghosts Are Family
☀️I will say that in general, I enjoyed the 6 books read in June, nothing was “worst”.
Thank you @Eggs ❤️🥰📚
I want to continue my shelf Challenge in July so these will be my #1-9 books. #Bookspin @TheAromaofBooks
