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The Bohemian Thinker The Bohemian Thinker has taken on the challenge to read 55 books this year. 35 fiction. 15 non fiction. 5 Chinese novels. As of now... i have completed 21/55 books 13 Fiction 7 Non Fiction 1 Chinese Novel Recent Bohemian Ramblings4
17. How to Get IdeasHmm..i will not say it is revo... Book No.16 Has Christianity Failed you? My first comprehensive encounter with Nietzsche. I... My first non-fiction book of the year: Superfreako... No. 12 and 13 As of now... Quick Update: 11/55 10/55 第21页 The Unbearable lightness of Being Fortune Cookies ![]() Blogskins Soup-Faerie.com for Cursor Bohemian Archives January 2010 February 2010 May 2010 June 2010 August 2010 September 2010 December 2010 September 2011 March 2012 September 2012 February 2013 |
Tuesday, December 28, 2010 Laughable Loves by Milan Kundera I thought this was a strange Kundera book...in terms of its style and preoccupation with sexual relations. But as i read it in the quietness of spirit. I began to identify with it. And understand slightly the philosophical basis of the literature. I was particularly intrigued by the last story "Eduard and God" mainly due to my identification with his occupation, sense of adaptation and art of concealment. I like the brief discussion of religion being the tool of one's own inclinations. An expression of one's own heart. Though i have to admit i do not really understand the ambiguous ending. Did Eduard in his search definite and essential meaning found God eventually? That sounded kinda absurd. if not..what can we imply from the vision he sees. Is that a ironic manifestation of faith or a hypocritical mockery at faith? Anyhow, i enjoyed the consistent preoccupation with the ideas of communism and the rigidity of the communist regime. I guess these themes are to Kundera, not some lofty ideas of philosophy. but living reality. There was also a recurring theme of sex vs. soul which i find immensely interesting. I wonder if this is an exploration of the male psychic? An outcry of the antithetical combat of the male species between the flesh and the soul? Men are just screwed up in that way. They cannot decide what they really want. Currently STILL reading: Brothers Karamazov *faints* Going to start reading: Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance. by Noam Chomsky |
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