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Is the Berendt book inspired by Aspern Papers? Sorry for thinking Henry lacked a thread. I was so excited that I didn't go back to read from post #1. Henry definitely had all his threads about him, didn't he?

What I find so extraordinary about this tale is the cringeable nature of each character, written with such skill as to cause me to desperately care what happens to two of them. I didn't care what happened to Juliana. She was ugly, mercenary, and lived in the past. Worse than Miss Haversham...

In response to your impression that the papers elicited such emotion in Miss Tita, I'm thinking that Miss Tita had no emotional stake whatsoever in the papers. Her investment was in the narrator, which ties into your comments about . Can you think of another reason that might have prompted such...

Re: Aspern Papers mehastings I'm thrilled that you enjoyed Aspern. I thought in order to talk about it, I'd make a quick spin through, but got caught up in it and read it completely. It's such a complex, tense tale, and I had forgotten the almost sick feeling of being somehow enmeshed with...

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On the Mississippi River I live in a small town on the Mississippi River. Oooh typing Mississippi is fun. Another photo Very rural part of the US. Farmground everywhere as far as the eye can see. Small towns, rolling terrain, especially close to the banks of the River. The soil...

Yes, and Suskind creates an interesting avenue of thought when he writes that Grenouille is only interested in the fragrance of a girl who would inspire love. I thought, "okay now we're going somewhere", and read on eagerly. But Suskind never satisfactorily develops that line of thinking! What a...

Oh, mememe, mehastings! So excited to see that you are on your way to pick up Aspern Papers. James is probably my favorite. His restrained style coupled with the emotional world bubbling underneath each word just pleases to no end. I'll be so eager to hear what you think of the novella. He...

And this story makes the day!

Yes, Yes, just like Snow, help me understand a bit about German as a language. Is it more poetic than English, or fuller? I just can't find the intrigue here. Well, yes, the last sentence was wonderfully steeped in playful irony, wasn't it? Is this what I missed about the whole novel? Is...

Perfume by Patrick Suskind Snow, Snow where did you go? I finished this and would love to hear what you think about Perfume (and what could lead you to read it so many times!) At the risk of being swept into oblivion by the mods for being so late on this, please tell me more about your fondness...

Hm, m'thinks somewhere in the Pentagon an exponent is awol. It would take 200,000 more troops to do the job. This situation is just crushing, even for a pretty even keeled person. Some mornings when the news rolls down on NPR it seems just too much to bear.

Midwesterner, and I'm a :) nurse :)

Eyez, if you're being treated for a personality disorder that interferes with function, that's quite serious; I hope that you're getting good care. I don't see where he should be banned. That's just counterproductive to the heart of real discussion. Even though it appears that Eyez attempts to...

Fear of Flying - Erica Jong 3.5/5 Cosmos - Witold Gombrowicz 3.5/5

This is probably fantastical thinking, and maybe not even something the Cuban people would want,....but since they are so close....it would be exciting to see more Cubans becoming American and more Americans going back and forth to Cuba. Would that ever be acceptable to the Cuban people?

oh this is too funny! Zing!

But he serves as a useful foil to sanity, don't you think? And he may be just trying to goad us. Edit: This was in response to Ions suggestion that fucko be banned.

oh good grief it's hard to believe someone is still kicking this around in the 21st century. Eyez0nme it's time to open your eyes and your mind, dear.

Started this and might actually get some reading time this weekend...Headed for sister's house and she has a garden tub where I can camp out and hide from rampaging children!