Dogma reviewed by Lakis Fourouklas (in Greek).
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Dogma reviewed by Lakis Fourouklas (in Greek).
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Dogma, unlike the first novel by the author Spurious, divided the critics. While welcomed by an overwhelming majority as a masterpiece, took another positive and negative comments. But when I read that the Dogma does not catch one in front of the Spurious, then my curiosity spurs (or perhaps to impale not know). That's because for me the present book is pure dime. Excellent. In philosophical mood, wandering, deafening, and subcutaneous humor, this is one of those novels that reaching the end of reading the one left speechless and with a wide smile.
Although the Dogma is the second part of an informal trilogy that will conclude next year with Exodus, is read comfortably without following one in the first volume.
The main protagonists in this story is two friends: the W. who is an atheist Jew and Catholic, and Lars, who is somewhat Hindu. The very first think, philosophize everything prepares two big jobs to grapple with Capitalism and Religion - "Capitalism is the evil twin brother religion", he says, while the second simply live or rather survive in the shadow of his friend. We would say that these two are one of the strangest couples of friends who never meet in world literature. It's as opposed to perhaps the only thing that brings a close to each other, is that nobody else would tolerate them. The W. does not stop talking and thinking ever, often densely mocks Lars - "You're not thinking," he says, throwing the quotes one after another, angry, revolts, takes decisions of the moment, which sometimes made and sometimes not is that a man of thought and action. On his part, Lars, who has the role of the narrator appears to be a container. He listens to his friend, endure the whims of, the next in each adventure, learns it, and every now and then, when needed, and he opens his mouth to say something - something to restore peace to the soul of W., stories from Hindu mythology and excerpts from the Vedas.
The dialogues between them or rather monologue W. is at least enjoyable: "I never have to learn from our mistakes", "(... U.S.) are in exile from within," "must read if you want to live," "The philosophy is like an unrequited love" "Always be foisted the ideas of others as your own," "Maybe Lars is the name of his own failure," "The Doctrine must always be drunk," "Only the desperate can really understand the everyday ".
The W. looks like a prophet of the end. All waiting for the evil, whatever it is, who will come and destroy the world. And this feels more strongly than anywhere else in America, where the ignorant natives, not only did they sell Gin from Plymouth, but have already built "the Disneyland of Armageddon." "The time of death," he says eventually, "but death does not come." And fortunately, that is, because if you come lose the opportunity to enjoy more of his adventures.
Highly recommended to every friend of good literature.
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