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That looks interesting.
Mbuye wrote: "Yes, it's a very spiritual sort of book, very unlike what I might expect from I'm glad this isn't representative of his stories. I thought The Willows was a lot better. I don't mind that it's spiritual, it just goes on and on with nothing really happening.
It is definitely dense. No dialogue, long paragraphs, etc.But I did enjoy it.
I just started it. It's slow going so far.
What does everybody think so far?It's really dense. There's some really cringey and racist stuff about the first men but a lot of the later sci-fi concepts are reallhy cool.
Wow, this is fifty years old?I read it a long time ago. Don't really remember anything about the plot.
This was written between Word War I and World War II. It's interesting to see what he got right and what he got wrong. I wish I knew more about history.
Lesle wrote: "Thank you Book Nerd for opening this one!I like Blackwood as well."
No problem.
I'll get to this soon. I've been wanting to read more Blackwood.
I think this is the first book I read with the group a few years ago. It's a long read but worth it.
Set in the Caucasus between the Black and Caspian Seas, The Centaur centres on Terence O’Malley, a journalist of mystical temperament who is studying the peoples of the area. O’Malley, at odds with the pace and materialism of the modern world, rejects this way of life and instead countenances a return to nature which he interprets as a sense of kinship with the universe. This mystical novel weaves a fascinating tale while, at the same time, making a passionate plea for a lifestyle that is closer to nature.
Hi Monste. Welcome.
The protagonist of this compelling novel is humanity itself, stripped down to sheer intelligence. It evolves through the ages: rising to pinnacles of civilization, teetering on the brink of extinction, surviving onslaughts from other planets and a decline in solar energy, and constantly developing new forms, new senses, and new intellectual abilities. From the present to five billion years into the future, this romance of humanity abounds in profound and imaginative thought.Together with its follow-up, Star Maker, it is regarded as the standard by which all earlier and later future histories are measured.
Lesle wrote: "The sun appears at the center while two other, dimmer lights are formed on either side, causing seeing many suns. The event is officially recognized as a 'parhelion' and forms when conditions are right by the rays shine through ice crystals high in the earth's atmosphere."
That makes sense.
There was also the thing where she sad they have to stay under cover for a while. Of course that could be some outdated medical advice like rub snow on frostbite.
Welcome, Craig!
In the last chapter where they were seeing multiple suns and he felt like he was being stabbed in the face that was some kind of altitude sickness, right?
Welcome, Nike!
