I long to write about what I read, or writing related. There is already an old post in this relatively new sub-category. I have to apologize because I can't share with you everything I know or I read in my life. I'm not sure I'm going to find the time to include even the most significant things I have read. These posts will be short and sometimes with less pics. [source] After the new introduction, I have to justify myself on the subject. The title is of Dan Brown's acclaimed book. A … [Read more...]
Books
Writing, writers, books, literature, reviews.
After a Long Absence
I'm reading The Inheritance of Loss, the 2006 Man Booker Prize receiver, by Kiran Desai, and I was almost shocked by the phrase below. After the initial excitement was over, it often became obvious that the love was gone; for affection was only a habit after all, and people, they forgot, or they became accustomed to its absence. It was a coincidence, but it's more than true, and that was not the only truth revealed in that book. The quote refers to the reunion with your family or friends … [Read more...]
If This Would Have Been Art
I'm more and more unpleasantly impressed by the ultra en-vogue "artist" who Freddie Mercury or Queen inspired, called herself Lady "Gaga". I won't comment on her "message" who the great (mostly proper, less figurative) Stephen Fry understood, and not making a living from writing newspaper profiles, accepted to interview the "phenomenon", the "leader of a generation" of whom without shame adores, because, as he and his partner know, and her critics know as well, she is the voice of the ugly, the … [Read more...]
The Social Monster
According to critics and various comments, The Social Network depicts an aggressive and unscrupulous Mark Zuckerberg, who stole ideas and has no respect for his friends and associates. It is suggested even that he framed Sean "Napster" Parker, to kick him off from the position he acquired. The book the film is based on, The Accidental Billionaires, is less aggressive regarding Zuckerberg, is decent when expressing the characters’ view, and is biased toward Eduardo Saverin, who, as mentioned in … [Read more...]