“We naturally try to forget our personal tragedies, serious or trifling, as soon as possible (even something as petty as being scorned or disdained by a stranger on a street corner). We try not to carry these things over to tomorrow. It is not strange, therefore, that the whole human race is trying to put Hiroshima, the extreme point of human tragedy, completely out of mind.”
-- Kenzaburo Oe, 1935 - 2023
“There are people who leap-frog from one deception to another until the day they die.”
By now, I totally have had enough of such people! *sigh*
Ah, the good old days...when one didn‘t have to be overly involved in politics EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.
I‘m having a hard time getting into this book although I‘ve read more than half of it. Has anyone else read this novel? If so, what were your thoughts about it?
Just started this book. Its beginning is kind of creepy, but I enjoy reading fiction by #Japanese authors (and I have read a previous book by this same author) so I‘m settling down to enjoy this novel.
Brilliant Book. Finished it yesterday.
so-soThis was incredibly difficult to read. The main character is attempting to deal with the birth of a potentially disabled child, through some of the most bizarre behaviors ever. He is not at all like able and his actions were extremely selfish and confused. The language was beautiful and that's really all that kept me going.
We don't have a local indie, except for used bookstores (which are great too) and I couldn't get to the library today, but here are the current ebooks I'm reading from my library currently :) #somethingforsept #septphotochallenge
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Link to obit: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/13/obituaries/kenzaburo-oe-dead.html 2y