Book Review Tag: Featured
Out of all Murakami’s novels and even short stories that I have read, this one stands out. It has a realist style, without any weird dystopian elements, such as fish “raining” from the sky. Instead, it portrays human nature as it is, with its complexities, feelings, thoughts and relative strength. I read somewhere today that […]
This book provides food for thought regarding the criteria we assess today’s economy and not only. Our linear way of thinking, limited metrics of social and environmental phenomenon, or the so-called ‘externalities’ in neoclassical economics are definitely not driving us towards sustainable development. Even though Raworth in her book does not provide precise answers or […]
‘Kafka on the Shore’ is full of metaphors about life, memories, our consciousness, our super ego. Where does morality begin: in our thoughts, dreams? Is it from this stage that our responsibility starts? What about memories? It feels like they give us substance, warm us up, give us the chance to project a future. Would […]
Reading in Corona times….one of the positive things that has been granted to me these days, while staying at home, has been time: time to continue with projects I had started and never finished, time to read. As I finished reading “All the Light We Cannot See” by Anthony Doer, the feelings of melancholy, romanticism, […]
Reading about identity politics in these uncertain times is highly controversial and discombobulating at first. On one hand, many of the older identity conflicts have frozen, in order to focus energies fighting the pandemics. On the other hand though, political speeches of worldwide leaders, indicate that national rivalries are still boiling within. Thus, I think […]
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On the Path or On the Highway to Immortality? Identity by Milan Kundera
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Klara and the Sun – A Juxtaposition of Humans with Artificial Friends Identity by Kazuo Ishiguro
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Sputnik Sweetheart – A Book About Self-Discovery and Loneliness Identity by Haruki Murakami
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1Q84…Probably Not Such a Fictive World After All…(wondering about 2Q20) Identity by Haruki Murakami
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A master blend of realism and (futuristic?) fiction Identity by Kazuo Ishiguro
Blog Posts
New Release
Book Reviews
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On the Path or On the Highway to Immortality? Identity by Milan Kundera
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Klara and the Sun – A Juxtaposition of Humans with Artificial Friends Identity by Kazuo Ishiguro
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Sputnik Sweetheart – A Book About Self-Discovery and Loneliness Identity by Haruki Murakami
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1Q84…Probably Not Such a Fictive World After All…(wondering about 2Q20) Identity by Haruki Murakami
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A master blend of realism and (futuristic?) fiction Identity by Kazuo Ishiguro