What a BookShould Be
"a book should serve as the ax for the frozen sea within us.” Franz Kafka
What book would fit this description for you?
What book would fit this description for you?
Dark humor, play on words, metaphors, language.
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver.
A truly talented writer will drain me as I read, one of the reasons I don't read fiction often. A relative recommended the book and forwarded me passages. When I read the following, I too was "hit in the solar plexus" I can't get past the emotive visual of the following to actually read the book.
As long as I kept moving, my grief streamed out behind me like a swimmer’s long hair in water. I knew the weight was there but it didn’t touch me. Only when I stopped did the slick, dark stuff of it come floating around my face, catching my arms and throat till I began to drown. So I just didn’t stop.
This passage is the antithesis of an axe for the frozen sea within--It seized my breath and I haven't let go since.
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver.
A truly talented writer will drain me as I read, one of the reasons I don't read fiction often. A relative recommended the book and forwarded me passages. When I read the following, I too was "hit in the solar plexus" I can't get past the emotive visual of the following to actually read the book.
As long as I kept moving, my grief streamed out behind me like a swimmer’s long hair in water. I knew the weight was there but it didn’t touch me. Only when I stopped did the slick, dark stuff of it come floating around my face, catching my arms and throat till I began to drown. So I just didn’t stop.
This passage is the antithesis of an axe for the frozen sea within--It seized my breath and I haven't let go since.
4 months ago
The Good Soldier Švejk by Jaroslav Hašek. I read the book after I saw some episodes of it on tv. Very entertaining for anyone who understands the history of that time - I'm not an expert.
4 months ago
