Molloy (Beckett, Samuel)
by Samuel Beckett
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I had this book with me while at the beach. The beach was cold. It was mid-spring and it was New England. I stood and I looked at the sea. The sea looked grey.
First, I put the book in my front-right pants pocket. Then I took it out, transferring it to my right shirt pocket. I then removed it and put it in my left-front pants pocket. I let it sit there for a minute while I measured the waves and then I took it out and again put it into my right-front pants pocket. Then I immediately pulled it...more
First, I put the book in my front-right pants pocket. Then I took it out, transferring it to my right shirt pocket. I then removed it and put it in my left-front pants pocket. I let it sit there for a minute while I measured the waves and then I took it out and again put it into my right-front pants pocket. Then I immediately pulled it...more
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C'etait l'ete passe quand j'ai lu Molloy, et j'avais vraiment trop peu de temps pour un roman de cette qualite. Molloy etait un ami qui demandait une grande periode, des apres-mids etouffants, sans engagements et sans soucis. Le lire a l'ecole etait un crime - le roman demandait moins de structure, moins d'obligation erudit.
Molloy c'est l'histoire d'un voyage, et c'est un voyage de le lire. L'avantage de le lire pour les devoirs c'etait que j'etais assuree que mon voyage terminerait. Avec Mol...more
Molloy c'est l'histoire d'un voyage, et c'est un voyage de le lire. L'avantage de le lire pour les devoirs c'etait que j'etais assuree que mon voyage terminerait. Avec Mol...more
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Read in November, 2006
For me, Molloy was the book I'd been waiting for for years without even knowing it. Mysterious, hilarious, profound, depressing, exhilarating; all these words only begin to describe this book. Part one of this story begins when an enigmatic, nameless character tries to remember his own name and then embarks on what becomes, for my money, one of the greatest journeys every committed to paper. Part two is also structured as a search, however, this time an investigator searches high and low for Mal...more
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Read in October, 2007
recommends it for:
gogo and didi
This would be wonderful to help Vladimir and Estragon pass the time while waiting for Godot.
I listened to this audio book.
From the Molloy section, I have become interested in learning more about Pomeranian dogs, hats connected to button holes and cows chewing their cud. (Not necessarily in that order)
From the Moran section, I have developed a complex for my having spent too many years carrying too many keys and being such a jerk and poor father.
I listened to this audio book.
From the Molloy section, I have become interested in learning more about Pomeranian dogs, hats connected to button holes and cows chewing their cud. (Not necessarily in that order)
From the Moran section, I have developed a complex for my having spent too many years carrying too many keys and being such a jerk and poor father.
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Read in October, 2007
Muuuuuiiiito, bom. Esse livro mudou minha vida, sem exageros. Depois de ler esse cara você tem uma "esperança" becketiana de que a literatura talvez possa significar alguma coisa.
Sem fazer (muita) propaganda, mas a capa da edição da Globo está sensacional, principalmente a parte interna, com reproduções de dois quadros do Iberê Camargo, além da capa do artista plástico Nuno Ramos.
É uma experiência literária do pós-guerra.
Sem fazer (muita) propaganda, mas a capa da edição da Globo está sensacional, principalmente a parte interna, com reproduções de dois quadros do Iberê Camargo, além da capa do artista plástico Nuno Ramos.
É uma experiência literária do pós-guerra.
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Read in February, 2007
i feel again like an uncouth intellectual for not appreciating this seminal text. but to be honest, i Hated it. outside of it's groundbreaking narrative stream of conscious technique, it was simply a miserable read. the plot was miserable. the entire work is an exercise in what a genius beckett is, but for the reader - when he is not admiring beckett, it is a huge headache.
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Great, beautiful book. It's not an easy read, though I'm not sure why; it's engaging, funny, and it really, really means something. I suppose it's an overload of information to take in; I found myself stopping for a breather every few pages. Fantastic, though; the structure is especially breathtaking (I prefer the first chapter to the second.)
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Read in April, 1999
I remember reading this in April 1999 in Boston's Public Gardens, giggling out loud a lot. Like most Beckett, it's either the most depressing thing ever or the funniest. Depends more on your personality than his, I guess. A week doesn't go by that I don't think of the sucking rocks and their respective pockets. I live it every day.
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recommends it for:
homo sapiens
i've read most of his stuff, and this one is where it's at. "nothing is true", and "everything is permitted". that's how it goes with beckett. it's calculated to piss a lot of people off. he turns seeming senility and tedium into genius.
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Read in February, 2008
I'm a little bit lazy to finish this one, I guess I'm already reading too many titles at work, but it's Beckett! How could this one be a bad book? It's totally impossible! So... Asap I'll read it, and I'll put a better review here. :D
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one of the most flawless summations of human existence i've ever read. sentence structure is unreal. needs to be read to be believed. one of the best books i've read in the past 5 years.
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Read in January, 2006
I didn't like this book as much. It was very tiring to think about this person dragging himself around, having sex with some lady who may have been a man...maybe when I'm older.
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Read in January, 1994
I just reread this, 13 years after the first time, and have no idea what i was thinking when I fist picked it up. I know what I'm thinking now: I need to be careful.
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Read in August, 2007
Read through the first narrative and had to stop and take a break. Rating reflects that one half of the story. Will return to it sooner (hopefully) or later.
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i am still unpacking this book, two years later. maybe rearranging items in my suitcase is a better image. Beautiful.
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