The Book of Disquiet in World Library Top 100 Books of All Time

Apr 28, 2012 Deanne rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 1001-books-2008

A book that reminds you that the most extraordinary minds reside in the most unremarkable people.
A diary of thoughts and ideas written at his desk by a book-keeper, some are a few pages long, some a few sentences.

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Mar 20, 2011 Ben rated it it was amazing

Shelves: world-library-100, western-canon

Hundreds of brilliant, poetic little fragments about how stifling it is to exist, and of the superior (although also limited) nature of dreams, imagination and art. The way it is written with half page-long numbered segments or "texts," it is amenable to a sort of daily benediction for the cynic.

To help elucidate the nature of this stunningly original work of literature, I will close with a line from one of my favorite rock bands, Blue Rodeo: "When beauty became a prison, you found your freedom ...more

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May 11, 2014 Bird rated it it was amazing

Masterpiece.

"Assim como lavamos o corpo devíamos lavar o destino, mudar de vida como mudamos de roupa."

As we wash our body so we should wash destiny, change life as we change clothes. ...more

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Jun 04, 2015 J_BlueFlower rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 1001, 1001-read, norwegian-100

Bit and pieces about daydreams and pocket philosophy. Very well written and with some surprising insights (like about a perfectionist who finishes something because lacking the strength to fight any longer). But it was a long haul of dreaming.

I have been reading Gone with the Wind along this book (which mainly meant abandoning this one for long periods). I think this book is the book Ashley Wilkes could have written.
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