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Cover of The Melancholy of Resistance by László Krasznahorkai

The Melancholy of Resistance by László Krasznahorkai. Enjoying.

A joy to read. Still one of my favorite authors. Loved it.
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#ShadowTicket

About two thirds through. Just so Pynchonesque at this point. Surreal. Perfect.

Good night ahead. Loving this book (and the IPA).
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Cover of book Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon

One of my favorite authors of all time! Thomas Pynchon’s Shadow Ticket. Loving it!

"Will you go to bed now? If I set the mood organ to a 670 setting?"
"What does that bring about?" he asked.
"Long deserved peace," Iran said.
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#DoAndroidsDreamOfElectricSheep

Cover of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick

Starting the week with Philip K. Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Mircea Cărtărescu’s Solenoid. Starts as a memoir, and morphs into a fantastical absurdist exploration of the man’s life in Bucharest. Stunning writing throughout. Read this. Worth it. Trust me.
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#Solenoid

Yes. Have a few queued up for the near future.

Cover of Solenoid by Mircea Cărtărescu.

Solenoid by Mircea Cărtărescu. A very deep and introspective memoir of a hopeful poet, his dreams destroyed by the powers that judge talent, to live life as a school teacher. Amazing.

Cover of book Solenoid

Solenoid by Mircea Cartarescu. This book is absolutely fascinating. Loving it.

Well then, it goes on the list! Thanks!

New author for me. Loved the novel. Great usage of making the reader doubt reality again and again. Leaves you guessing as to what really is.
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#Ubik

Cover of book Ubik by Philip K. Dick

A new author for me. Philip K. Dick’s Ubik.

The Hemingway Library Collection read continues with The Old Man and the Sea. As a kid I picked this book to write a report due to the small size of it. As an old man, I deeply appreciate the book. Loved it.
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The Hemingway Library Collection read continues with For Whom the Bell Tolls. This one hit hard. Beautiful book.
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Cover of Ernest Hemingway’s For Whom the Bell Tolls

Continuing my Hemingway revisit with For Whom the Bell Tolls.

The Hemingway revisit continues. A Farewell to Arms shows his fully developed minimalist tip of the iceberg style. A pleasure to reread as an old man.
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Nice backyard evening.
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#flowers

We do have a few that are primarily yellow, but have red portions. This one however is just brilliant compared to those.

My wife grew one of these that flowered this week.

Working through my Hemingway revisit as an old man. I do remember reading this as an assignment somewhere back there in my education past (~45 years ago). The lost generation on full display in an idyllic Basque region I dream about. Solid first novel!
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#thesunalsorises

My wife’s sunflowers have been amazing this year.
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I get that all the time.

Great book!

Cover of Hemingway’s book The Sun Also Rises

Starting a run through The Hemingway Library Edition. Starting with The Sun Also Rises. I’m fairly certain I read these when I was in my teens and twenties. Glad to revisit them.

Of course I had to follow up A Wild Sheep Chase with this novel. Loved it as well. Another great weekend read.
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Loved this early Murakami work. He hit his stride right away in his long career. Loved it.
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Peaceful weekend.
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Musings and all out fictionalization of the self. More dream than awake. Not for those seeking a straight forward story. Beautiful poetic prose.
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