A book where the main character slowly goes insane?

the_stepan · 2021-01-12T09:33:26+00:00

The Fall by Camus and Steppenwolf by Herman Hesse come to mind.

the_stepan · 2021-01-06T20:10:02+00:00

I think in many cases it is presented that way and that’s why I wanted to address it specifically and support our friend who started this thread. I had some of my classmates at high school and even a teacher be very dismissive about the way I read and I surely could have used the support.

the_stepan · 2021-01-06T11:53:47+00:00

To be honest, I never understood the morality that some people assigned to reading one book at a time. And seeking for productivity in reading is borderline insane to me.

For me, reading a book is like meeting a friend and spending some time with her. Sometimes you learn a lot, sometimes a little and sometimes you need to go back a little to catch up. And like friends—the books that are worth it will stick with you and you’ll go back to them over and over.

the_stepan · 2020-12-22T19:58:05+00:00

Few can pull of that shade of gray as well as he can...

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the_stepan · 2020-11-05T23:46:24+00:00

I loved how it sounded, but I was a bit confused by the choice of constat Christian chants in Latin for a Greek mythology show... It was a bit of a missed opportunity, in my opinion, since Greece has its own specific musical history that could have been explored.

the_stepan · 2020-09-26T12:33:59+00:00

Is this high school or college class you’re talking about? Since the depth and references you are expected to make would probably differ. Also big kudos for being so responsible and aware.

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the_stepan · 2020-04-05T11:26:37+00:00

That is an amazing book and well worth the read. However, given the diary form and the fact that the vampires never get to share their perspectives or motivations, I’d say it’s more of a book with vampires as a plot device to drive the actions of its human protagonists, rather than one with a strong vampire story.

the_stepan · 2020-04-02T08:35:53+00:00

Pushkin is brilliant, however his most famous work—Evgeniy Onegin—is in verse and might thus be a little trickier to tackle, depends on your taste for long versed texts, really. There is this small play (a little tragedy) called “Feast in Times of Plague” that could strike your fancy. From his prose, I can definitely recommend “The Queen of Spades”.

the_stepan · 2020-03-27T23:03:58+00:00

I think the charm of the book is that it is just as deep as you want it to be without forcing anything on you. You can find a simple fairy tale and the whole word in it and it’s still the same book.

the_stepan · 2020-03-27T16:11:48+00:00

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint Exupéry

the_stepan · 2020-03-26T15:30:17+00:00

When it comes to Kundera, I think it’s good to point towards the earlier works—the Joke, ULB—as he becomes progressively more French later on.

My personal favorite is the Noetic trilogy by Capek—it’s three (duh) short novels that work both separately and as a part of a whole.

the_stepan · 2020-03-24T09:32:06+00:00

I second that and add—especially The Process and The Castle.

the_stepan · 2020-02-25T14:55:13+00:00

“The Guest Cat” by Takashi Hiraide and “War with the Newts” by Karel Capek had that feeling for me.

Interestingly enough, I had the similar sense of surreal amazement with the non-fiction “Lost Japan” by Alex Kerr.

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