false 525513 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175539203m/525513.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175539203s/525513.jpg Waiting for the Barbarians is an allegory of oppressor and oppressed. Not just a man living through a crisis of conscience in an obscure place in remote times, the Magistrate is an analogue of all men living in complicity with regimes that ignore justice and decency.]]> 6194 22 1155689 book 1980 Waiting for the Barbarians (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century) total:2683|5:990|4:1018|3:519|2:134|1:22| 2683 10869 3709 289 4128 3.76 20210 2423 41802512 1033675 525513 014006110X 9780140061109 41 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175539203m/525513.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175539203s/525513.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/525513.Waiting_for_the_Barbarians_A_Novel 3.96 209 Waiting for the Barbarians is an allegory of oppressor and oppressed. Not just a man living through a crisis of conscience in an obscure place in remote times, the Magistrate is an analogue of all men living in complicity with regimes that ignore justice and decency.]]> 1980 5 16 false Sat Jan 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 22:09:48 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 00:23:54 -0800 2009
This quote, taken wildly out of context, serves as an accurate description of my first experience reading J.M. Coetzee. Having read this small book in its entirety throughout the last twenty four hours, I now have the ur...more...]]> 41672973 1581119 525513 014006110X 9780140061109 41 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175539203m/525513.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175539203s/525513.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/525513.Waiting_for_the_Barbarians_A_Novel 4.05 2683 Waiting for the Barbarians is an allegory of oppressor and oppressed. Not just a man living through a crisis of conscience in an obscure place in remote times, the Magistrate is an analogue of all men living in complicity with regimes that ignore justice and decency.]]> 1980 4 14 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 19:49:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 07:52:16 -0800 2009 more...]]> 45295250 1425694 237040 0099465930 9780099465935 21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172987264m/237040.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172987264s/237040.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/237040.Waiting_for_the_Barbarians 4.11 198 For decades the Magistrate has run the affairs of a tiny frontier settlement, ignoring the impending war between the barbarians and the Empire, whose servant he is. But when the interrogation experts arrive, he is jolted into sympathy for the victims, and into a quixotic act of rebellion which lands him in prison.

]]> 1980 4 15 false Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 15:47:03 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 01 15:28:29 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 42550671 721021 6194 0140283358 9780140283358 224 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165555469m/6194.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165555469s/6194.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6194.Waiting_for_the_Barbarians 4.05 2243
J. M. Coetzee's prize-winning novel is a startling allegory of the war between opressor and opressed. The Magistrate is not simply a man living through a crisis of conscience in an obscure place in remote times; his situation is that of all men living in unbearable complicity with regimes that ignore justice and decency.]]> 1980 4 13 false Sat Jan 10 05:45:51 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 06:34:45 -0800 2009 Waiting for the Barbarians reviews. The first, in italics, is the one that someone seems to expect, the second is the one I would normally write. Take your pick!

Waiting for the Barbarians always reminds me of this time I was on a cross-country flight from DC to...more...]]> 40288418 419287 6194 0140283358 9780140283358 224 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165555469m/6194.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165555469s/6194.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6194.Waiting_for_the_Barbarians 4.05 2683
J. M. Coetzee's prize-winning novel is a startling allegory of the war between opressor and opressed. The Magistrate is not simply a man living through a crisis of conscience in an obscure place in remote times; his situation is that of all men living in unbearable complicity with regimes that ignore justice and decency.]]> 1980 0 9 false Wed Dec 17 05:07:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 02 18:54:00 -0800 2009 shit about distance running, and why would I want to watch anyone run a fucking marathon?"

It didn't even occur to me before starting that I wouldn't completely love this book. And I mean yeah, it's really good or whate...more...]]> 22813958 266462 237040 0099465930 9780099465935 21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172987264m/237040.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172987264s/237040.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/237040.Waiting_for_the_Barbarians 4.05 2683 For decades the Magistrate has run the affairs of a tiny frontier settlement, ignoring the impending war between the barbarians and the Empire, whose servant he is. But when the interrogation experts arrive, he is jolted into sympathy for the victims, and into a quixotic act of rebellion which lands him in prison.

]]> 1980 3 6 false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri May 23 09:30:25 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 12 17:33:04 -0700 2008 more...]]> 9844711 600126 6194 0140283358 9780140283358 224 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165555469m/6194.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165555469s/6194.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6194.Waiting_for_the_Barbarians 4.05 2683
J. M. Coetzee's prize-winning novel is a startling allegory of the war between opressor and opressed. The Magistrate is not simply a man living through a crisis of conscience in an obscure place in remote times; his situation is that of all men living in unbearable complicity with regimes that ignore justice and decency.]]> 1980 4 6 false Sun Dec 02 12:48:48 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 02 13:29:24 -0800 2007 more...]]> 29717190 1245181 525513 014006110X 9780140061109 41 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175539203m/525513.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175539203s/525513.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/525513.Waiting_for_the_Barbarians_A_Novel 4.05 2683 Waiting for the Barbarians is an allegory of oppressor and oppressed. Not just a man living through a crisis of conscience in an obscure place in remote times, the Magistrate is an analogue of all men living in complicity with regimes that ignore justice and decency.]]> 1980 5 2 false Sat Aug 09 15:52:41 -0700 2008 Mon Dec 29 20:05:15 -0800 2008 more...]]> 13546275 832946 6194 0140283358 9780140283358 224 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165555469m/6194.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165555469s/6194.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6194.Waiting_for_the_Barbarians 4.05 2683
J. M. Coetzee's prize-winning novel is a startling allegory of the war between opressor and opressed. The Magistrate is not simply a man living through a crisis of conscience in an obscure place in remote times; his situation is that of all men living in unbearable complicity with regimes that ignore justice and decency.]]> 1980 5 2 false Fri Jan 25 13:41:12 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 06 10:53:14 -0800 2008
Coetzee's unsettling conclusions about the root of empire, as well as...more...]]> 2980724 62656 525513 014006110X 9780140061109 41 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175539203m/525513.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175539203s/525513.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/525513.Waiting_for_the_Barbarians_A_Novel 4.05 2683 Waiting for the Barbarians is an allegory of oppressor and oppressed. Not just a man living through a crisis of conscience in an obscure place in remote times, the Magistrate is an analogue of all men living in complicity with regimes that ignore justice and decency.]]> 1980 5 2 false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 12 08:44:59 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 31 07:56:25 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3679879 162026 6194 0140283358 9780140283358 224 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165555469m/6194.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165555469s/6194.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6194.Waiting_for_the_Barbarians 4.05 2683
J. M. Coetzee's prize-winning novel is a startling allegory of the war between opressor and opressed. The Magistrate is not simply a man living through a crisis of conscience in an obscure place in remote times; his situation is that of all men living in unbearable complicity with regimes that ignore justice and decency.]]> 1980 5 2 false Fri Jul 27 18:31:02 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 29 20:57:43 -0700 2007 more...]]> 45840551 1792361 525513 014006110X 9780140061109 41 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175539203m/525513.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175539203s/525513.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/525513.Waiting_for_the_Barbarians_A_Novel 4.05 2683 Waiting for the Barbarians is an allegory of oppressor and oppressed. Not just a man living through a crisis of conscience in an obscure place in remote times, the Magistrate is an analogue of all men living in complicity with regimes that ignore justice and decency.]]> 1980 3 2 false Mon Mar 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Feb 09 11:19:41 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 16 10:22:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 34386080 580687 6194 0140283358 9780140283358 224 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165555469m/6194.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165555469s/6194.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6194.Waiting_for_the_Barbarians 4.05 2683
J. M. Coetzee's prize-winning novel is a startling allegory of the war between opressor and opressed. The Magistrate is not simply a man living through a crisis of conscience in an obscure place in remote times; his situation is that of all men living in unbearable complicity with regimes that ignore justice and decency.]]> 1980 5 1 false Wed Sep 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 02 14:23:16 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 02 14:25:33 -0700 2008 2

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“You feel that it is unjust, I know, that yo...more...]]> 13197434 157319 6194 0140283358 9780140283358 224 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165555469m/6194.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165555469s/6194.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6194.Waiting_for_the_Barbarians 4.05 2683
J. M. Coetzee's prize-winning novel is a startling allegory of the war between opressor and opressed. The Magistrate is not simply a man living through a crisis of conscience in an obscure place in remote times; his situation is that of all men living in unbearable complicity with regimes that ignore justice and decency.]]> 1980 5 1 false Tue Jan 22 15:38:14 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 31 11:53:25 -0700 2008 edit: if you haven't read this book twice, you should.

there are too many things to be said about this novel for me to do it in this square, which is why i am seriously debating using it as the centerpiece to my graduate application writing sample.

anyone who loves a challenge...more...]]> 12831717 119880 525513 014006110X 9780140061109 41 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175539203m/525513.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175539203s/525513.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/525513.Waiting_for_the_Barbarians_A_Novel 4.05 2683 Waiting for the Barbarians is an allegory of oppressor and oppressed. Not just a man living through a crisis of conscience in an obscure place in remote times, the Magistrate is an analogue of all men living in complicity with regimes that ignore justice and decency.]]> 1980 4 1 false Fri Nov 14 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 18 08:15:47 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 14 08:37:57 -0800 2008 more...]]> 10900355 122647 525513 014006110X 9780140061109 41 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175539203m/525513.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175539203s/525513.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/525513.Waiting_for_the_Barbarians_A_Novel 4.05 2683 Waiting for the Barbarians is an allegory of oppressor and oppressed. Not just a man living through a crisis of conscience in an obscure place in remote times, the Magistrate is an analogue of all men living in complicity with regimes that ignore justice and decency.]]> 1980 5 1 false Sun Nov 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 22 22:22:01 -0800 2007 Wed Apr 08 20:22:28 -0700 2009 3 more...]]> 6915858 412711 6194 0140283358 9780140283358 224 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165555469m/6194.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165555469s/6194.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6194.Waiting_for_the_Barbarians 4.05 2683
J. M. Coetzee's prize-winning novel is a startling allegory of the war between opressor and opressed. The Magistrate is not simply a man living through a crisis of conscience in an obscure place in remote times; his situation is that of all men living in unbearable complicity with regimes that ignore justice and decency.]]> 1980 4 1 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 27 17:33:47 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 27 17:35:35 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1069705 76349 525513 014006110X 9780140061109 41 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175539203m/525513.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175539203s/525513.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/525513.Waiting_for_the_Barbarians_A_Novel 4.05 2683 Waiting for the Barbarians is an allegory of oppressor and oppressed. Not just a man living through a crisis of conscience in an obscure place in remote times, the Magistrate is an analogue of all men living in complicity with regimes that ignore justice and decency.]]> 1980 3 1 false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun May 06 18:13:18 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 19:01:08 -0800 2009 more...]]> 399937 37013 6194 0140283358 9780140283358 224 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165555469m/6194.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165555469s/6194.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6194.Waiting_for_the_Barbarians 4.05 2683
J. M. Coetzee's prize-winning novel is a startling allegory of the war between opressor and opressed. The Magistrate is not simply a man living through a crisis of conscience in an obscure place in remote times; his situation is that of all men living in unbearable complicity with regimes that ignore justice and decency.]]> 1980 5 1 false Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Fri Mar 23 13:48:44 -0700 2007 Fri Mar 23 13:53:35 -0700 2007 more...]]> 42516901 80827 6194 0140283358 9780140283358 224 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165555469m/6194.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165555469s/6194.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6194.Waiting_for_the_Barbarians 4.05 2683
J. M. Coetzee's prize-winning novel is a startling allegory of the war between opressor and opressed. The Magistrate is not simply a man living through a crisis of conscience in an obscure place in remote times; his situation is that of all men living in unbearable complicity with regimes that ignore justice and decency.]]> 1980 4 0 false Fri Jan 09 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 17:41:51 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 17:41:51 -0800 2009 more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=525513