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I couldn't stand Renée's passivity, the way she slips clues of her brilliance (naming her cat Leo, picking up on someone's use of "bring" instead of "take") as if waiting to be discovered by someone worthy. The discoverer himself, Ozu, is a hyper-idealized rich, intelligent, cultured Japanese man, who in fact embodies all of the qualities that the book and main characters claim to critique (particularly wealth and upperclass elitism, and the role pretentious knowledge, acquisition of fine arts,
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This book was perhaps one of the most thought-provoking, soulfood reads I've had the pleasure of getting absorbed by in quite some time. Barbery's insight into the "human condition" both broke my heart and had me rushing to my journal to agree wholeheartedly with much of her sentiments. I definitely recommend this book to everyone, especially those looking for answers or the place to start asking questions.
Simply put, Beauty well and truly captured. ...more
Simply put, Beauty well and truly captured. ...more
"The only purpose of cats is that they constitute mobile decorative objects, a concept which I find intellectually interesting, but unfortunately our cats have such drooping bellies that this does not apply to them."
I don't think I read the book fast enough to get the full love of the characters. I really wasn't ready for the end. ...more
I don't think I read the book fast enough to get the full love of the characters. I really wasn't ready for the end. ...more
It was such a pleasure to read a novel that stretched my vocabulary and my knowledge! Fiction can be such fluff sometimes, but this one throws in some true intellectual exercising. Great story with unique and well written characters.
Two pompous asses, one old and one young, ruminate about life.
Loved Loved Loved Loved this book.
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