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Sátántangó

Satantango by László Krasznahorkai

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


A novel worth reading even after seeing the great Bela Tarr film first. I explain why here:

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Salvador Dali

The Secret Life of Salvador Dalí by Salvador Dalí

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Another book I keep at my shack in Michigan. Last summer I read the first half and after being back at the shack now for a couple months I have finally completed my assignment. Dali was one very strange dude. I elaborate about his person and my newly-discovered ideas he had about religion here:

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John Berger

Selected Essays by John Berger

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


I liked this book enough that I do recommend the reading of it by others, especially those interested and obsessed with painting and painters. Seems that is what Berger is most interested in. But I would have like the selection better had the essays been more personal. I explain why in my more extensive review found here:

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Virginia Woolf

On Being Ill by Virginia Woolf

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


A book for all seasons. A brilliant piece of writing by one of my favorite female writers. I wrote a review of the essay here:

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Yoga, or Not

Yoga for People Who Can't Be Bothered to Do It by Geoff Dyer

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


An honest and well-thought-out review of a book too many people have found to be not worth their time. I think they are wrong and I will tell you why. You can find my review of this book here:

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D. H. Lawrence and Geoff Dyer

Out of Sheer Rage: Wrestling With D.H. Lawrence by Geoff Dyer

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


I, again, am very grateful to goodreads.com for leading me to this fine writer, Geoff Dyer. I am also now interested in John Berger and D.H. Lawrence because of it. I wrote my review here:

http://mewlhouse.hubpages.com/hub/Wre...



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Jason Schwartz

A German Picturesque by Jason Schwartz

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


I need to write a review of this book someday, but anybody who has not read A German Picturesque should do so soon. That is, anybody who demands the highest quality from their literature. Jason Schwartz continues to write short stories and publish them in a select few print periodicals. He is taxing and is the only contemporary writer who never disappoints me in any way. I would recommend this book to demanding readers who enjoy the intellect of Thomas Bernhard and Robert Walser but could do with a little less negativism than these two offer up profusely (which I confess to not ever getting enough of). But the language Schwartz uses is exquisite. The images he produces will flat-out knock your socks off. Jason Schwartz is a master storyteller of the small things in life so vastly important to our life-long pursuit for perfection.



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Geoff Dyer

Otherwise Known as the Human Condition: Selected Essays and Reviews by Geoff Dyer

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


For those of us so hungry for more David Foster Wallace that we begin to believe that Jonathan Lethem might be a satisfactory replacement stop it right now. This fellow Dyer is the real deal, or if he is not the real deal, he is very very close. If good writing is what you are looking for then this is the guy. If personality in the writing matters, as it must for any DFW fan, then Dyer has it in spades. It simply comes down to if you like him or not. And I do. For a more thorough and honest look at the selected work of Geoff Dyer go here:

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The Assistant

The Assistant by Robert Walser

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Another amazing work by both Walser and Bernofsky. Read my review here:

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Pulphead

I wrote a review of this book here:

http://mewlhouse.hubpages.com/t/30494a