Hauptsache: don't hide from your guilt, Austria. You wanted to be a part of Germany. You didn't think you could make it as Identity crisis gone wrong.
Hauptsache: don't hide from your guilt, Austria. You wanted to be a part of Germany. You didn't think you could make it as a little country, which has been proved wrong.
At first I was driven to distraction by the amount of references to the time period, with sentences constantly beginning, "as was typical for boys of At first I was driven to distraction by the amount of references to the time period, with sentences constantly beginning, "as was typical for boys of the time," or "like others of their generation," blablabla. But by the end I was won over by their story. It helped to read it very quickly....more
Isolated individuals inextricably linked. Yup, that's how it is. Also, I like the descriptions of eating and cleaning and such. And the bit about HaydIsolated individuals inextricably linked. Yup, that's how it is. Also, I like the descriptions of eating and cleaning and such. And the bit about Haydn. Sometimes being clean is the most important thing....more
Liked it less than I thought I would. Some nice touches (silence, chance, snow sliding off the roof, and über-individuality) - but around the time EarLiked it less than I thought I would. Some nice touches (silence, chance, snow sliding off the roof, and über-individuality) - but around the time Ear girl demonstrates psychic capabilities, the story becomes a mere placeholder for something else more interesting, but that something else just wasn't enough. Could be I missed some Japanese references. In any case, I get irritated with overly apathetic protagonists. Everyone names something. Kippy could have assumed more importance in the ending - Breakfast at Tiffany's style? No I guess not, but if you're gonna go fantasy make it awesome fantasy, if you're gonna go philosophy, show a little persistence, otherwise, give me some good story and rich characters. And if you really know your stuff, you should be able to swing all three together....more
Unbearably "cute". Strobach attempts to explain everything as if it were a card game, which muddies his exposition, while patronizing his readers. If Unbearably "cute". Strobach attempts to explain everything as if it were a card game, which muddies his exposition, while patronizing his readers. If you don't understand how to use logic, pretending that true and false may just as well be substituted with black and white won't help. Or if it does help a few, it will baffle a few thousand. All that space he used up trying to be so fun and clever could have been filled with more examples and exercises....more
Doesn't have an intro or comments, as the Meiner edition does, but seems to be the most commonly citedDoesn't have an intro or comments, as the Meiner edition does, but seems to be the most commonly cited...more
Don't be fooled by the terribly patronizing cover quotes, which gush over how funny and friendly the book is. Yes, it's funny, but the main treasure iDon't be fooled by the terribly patronizing cover quotes, which gush over how funny and friendly the book is. Yes, it's funny, but the main treasure is Enright's intelligence. From the first essay about the eeriness of pregnancy, I knew that this is a good writer with a baby, rather than a exhibitionist mother with a laptop. I read this a while ago, but still remember vividly that first Aliens essay, along with the essays on crying, on memories, and baby carriage directed scorn. Oh and on messes, including the Ding an sich, poop! Heh I could easily read this again....more
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