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A weird, elliptical, hilarious book. Has a lot of fun with the idea that historical fiction often attempts to fill in details that its subjects would have been at a loss to describe. I will stop now, before I start gushing and embarrass myself. Here is an excerpt, one of my favorite parts of any book I've read (in 18th century Germany, the painter, Hoffman is explaining to 20-something Fritz why he couldn't paint his unremarkable 13-year old love interest):
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Romanul are la bază povestea vieții lui Novalis, pe numele său adevărat Friedrich von Hardenberg, cel care îl va inspira pe marele Mihai Eminescu. Pentru mine această carte a fost o adevărată surpriză, în sensul că am descoperit numeroase informații despre Novalis și ceea ce se presupune că este floarea albastră.
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2nd try, it isn't meant to be. I appreciate the first half for the scene it sets but then the book becomes so tiresome and repetitive once the characters take over. I apparently have missed what others have loved.
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couldn't really get into this one.
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