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Cool quote.
Excellent review, I was particularly taken by the introduction -- the same thing happens to me at the beginning of July! I have not read any Kazantakis, to my shame. What should one start with, do you think?
I like the way you personalize your reviews. How you create a particular setting and a mood as a context for each book. I liked the quote about Augustine's struggle with his dreams. And the one concerning the Trinity reminded me of Plato's discussion of the One and the Many. I read about half of the Confessions many years ago, maybe I should go back and look at it again.
W.D. wrote: "Excellent review, I was particularly taken by the introduction -- the same thing happens to me at the beginning of July! I have not read any Kazantakis, to my shame. What should one start with, do ..."
I found your comment exceptionally delightful and thank you very much for it, W.D. :-)
What precise(ly) as part from the introduction do you experience similarly at the begining of July? ;-) I hope it's something comfortable...
In respect to Kazantzakis, I feel to disclose that I'm (positively) irremediably corrupted. IF you would ask me to say truthfully what is my chief memory, I must answer simply - crying and a sinking, powerful painful sensation in the belly, which I can still all but feel.
Some good years ago I decided to I read his main works in a continuous mode, during two weeks spent at the seaside during my summer vacation (btw, I always linked Kazantzakis with the blue sea, although I was enjoying the black sea..)
I was deeply moved by following novels: The last temptation of Christ; Captain Michalis (Freedom or Death); Christ Recrucified; The Fratricides, Report to Greco, Saint Francis.
As I've seen the movie first, Zorba the Greek seems to have impressed me a bit less than the others, however it stands on its own as a great piece of work.
I'm not sure that Kazantzakis is your feel, hopefully it will be worthwhile if you chase upon reading one of his main works, for my part I can only praise him high enough ;-)
MihaElla wrote: "What precise(ly) as part from the introduction do you experience similarly at the begining of July? ;-) I hope it's something comfortable..."
Oh, I too become the "laziest person ever"! Which I find uncomfortable, actually :))
Thanks for the big boost I needed to get into Nikos; I think I will dip into him chronologically!
W.D. wrote: "Oh, I too become the "laziest person ..."
Aha. A small dose of laziness, applied regularly, is always healthy to counterbalance the daily/weekly madness (especially due to work). IF isn't switched into frequent lenghty habit, we're on the safe side.
You're welcome! I'm a cheer-leader for/ of Nikos :-))
Btw, I forgot to mention about his travelling journals, too. A piece on non-fiction richly descriptive and populated with valuable insights (China, Japan, Russia, Israel, etc).
Last but not least, the translation will mark a huge difference. I read really very good translation into Romanian. I think it actually helped a lot in getting me addicted to his writing style...
Mark wrote: "I like the way you personalize your reviews. How you create a particular setting and a mood as a context for each book. I liked the quote about Augustine's struggle with his dreams. And the one con..."
Dear Mark, so very kind of you to say so, thank you very much ;-)
I think that you know by now that I am not a professional book reviewer, but a very enthusiastic and joyous amateur :-) This is my sincere confession.
I have a story also for the day when I bought this book on a Friday afternoon, during my lunch break. Because of a mini mental break-down (work-wise) I flew to the mall close to the office, and said I needed some sweet treatment. I went straight to the bookshop and placed myself in front of some huge bookselves. I left from the place with this one, Bulgakov and Orwell. I had a full sense of satisfaction thus I could return happily to the office to conclude my work day :-))
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Excellent review, I was particularly taken by the introduction -- the same thing happens to me at the beginning of July! I have not read any Kazantakis, to my shame. What should one start with, do you think?
I like the way you personalize your reviews. How you create a particular setting and a mood as a context for each book. I liked the quote about Augustine's struggle with his dreams. And the one concerning the Trinity reminded me of Plato's discussion of the One and the Many. I read about half of the Confessions many years ago, maybe I should go back and look at it again.
W.D. wrote: "Excellent review, I was particularly taken by the introduction -- the same thing happens to me at the beginning of July! I have not read any Kazantakis, to my shame. What should one start with, do ..."I found your comment exceptionally delightful and thank you very much for it, W.D. :-)
What precise(ly) as part from the introduction do you experience similarly at the begining of July? ;-) I hope it's something comfortable...
In respect to Kazantzakis, I feel to disclose that I'm (positively) irremediably corrupted. IF you would ask me to say truthfully what is my chief memory, I must answer simply - crying and a sinking, powerful painful sensation in the belly, which I can still all but feel.
Some good years ago I decided to I read his main works in a continuous mode, during two weeks spent at the seaside during my summer vacation (btw, I always linked Kazantzakis with the blue sea, although I was enjoying the black sea..)
I was deeply moved by following novels: The last temptation of Christ; Captain Michalis (Freedom or Death); Christ Recrucified; The Fratricides, Report to Greco, Saint Francis.
As I've seen the movie first, Zorba the Greek seems to have impressed me a bit less than the others, however it stands on its own as a great piece of work.
I'm not sure that Kazantzakis is your feel, hopefully it will be worthwhile if you chase upon reading one of his main works, for my part I can only praise him high enough ;-)
MihaElla wrote: "What precise(ly) as part from the introduction do you experience similarly at the begining of July? ;-) I hope it's something comfortable..."Oh, I too become the "laziest person ever"! Which I find uncomfortable, actually :))
Thanks for the big boost I needed to get into Nikos; I think I will dip into him chronologically!
W.D. wrote: "Oh, I too become the "laziest person ..."Aha. A small dose of laziness, applied regularly, is always healthy to counterbalance the daily/weekly madness (especially due to work). IF isn't switched into frequent lenghty habit, we're on the safe side.
You're welcome! I'm a cheer-leader for/ of Nikos :-))
Btw, I forgot to mention about his travelling journals, too. A piece on non-fiction richly descriptive and populated with valuable insights (China, Japan, Russia, Israel, etc).
Last but not least, the translation will mark a huge difference. I read really very good translation into Romanian. I think it actually helped a lot in getting me addicted to his writing style...
Mark wrote: "I like the way you personalize your reviews. How you create a particular setting and a mood as a context for each book. I liked the quote about Augustine's struggle with his dreams. And the one con..."Dear Mark, so very kind of you to say so, thank you very much ;-)
I think that you know by now that I am not a professional book reviewer, but a very enthusiastic and joyous amateur :-) This is my sincere confession.
I have a story also for the day when I bought this book on a Friday afternoon, during my lunch break. Because of a mini mental break-down (work-wise) I flew to the mall close to the office, and said I needed some sweet treatment. I went straight to the bookshop and placed myself in front of some huge bookselves. I left from the place with this one, Bulgakov and Orwell. I had a full sense of satisfaction thus I could return happily to the office to conclude my work day :-))
