i became first familiar with tokarczuk because of her nobel prize acceptance speech back then in 2018: "have you ever wondered who the marvelous storyi became first familiar with tokarczuk because of her nobel prize acceptance speech back then in 2018: "have you ever wondered who the marvelous storyteller is in the Bible who calls out in a loud voice: “In the beginning was the word�? Who is the narrator who describes the creation of the world, its first day, when chaos was separated from order, who follows the serial about the origin of the universe, who knows the thoughts of God, is aware of his doubts, and with a steady hand sets down on paper the incredible sentence: “And God saw that it was good�? Who is this, who knows what God thought?"
that part of the speech always stuck with me, mostly because i was wrestling with the idea of the narrators in the bible - the hands that touched and shaped these narrative.
this book, however, falls on the spectrum of good enough. i love characters who sees and loves and takes care of the unthought: in this case, the animals. unthought creatures that the killing of them require no further reflection or hesitation. this book and wallace's consider the lobster essay is one that i think, is slightly similar, and worth examining again. ...more
gaston bachelard might be the most beautiful phenomenologist i know. speaking of inhabited, intimate spaces as if cloaked in the garments of personal gaston bachelard might be the most beautiful phenomenologist i know. speaking of inhabited, intimate spaces as if cloaked in the garments of personal memories - he dignifies oneiric and imaginative consciousness. by him, topoanalysis is made special, poetic, quasi-religious, to be almost sacred:
candle in the cellar, shut-in attic, huts of charcoal burners; labyrinths of corridors, rotundas and chapels as sanctuaries for secrets; nooks, nests, and corners as refuge for dreams.
bachelard, in his poetics of space, clothed spaces in a way that is maternal and womblike. it is sheltering. it is warm and fond and local.
he is exploring something very special when he wrote that poetic image lies at the origin of consciousness and of language. image is at the threshold of speech and thought. our subconscious is not a linguistic phenomenon.
sometimes, like recalling an image of childhood home, i dream of a certain pair of eyes - so kind and familiar. here bachelard’s thesis lies: the ontology of the poetic image exists outside the realms of psychology and psychoanalysis.
for rationalists - this is like a daily crisis. it’s foreign to its own causality. precedes language. abundant in silence.
it’s more like a ripple. or a hum that reverberates in the chest - mine or yours....more
This is probably the greatest book I’ve read in a long time. Truly a literary achievement. Flawless in execution, ambitious but doesn’t fall short. FrThis is probably the greatest book I’ve read in a long time. Truly a literary achievement. Flawless in execution, ambitious but doesn’t fall short. Franzen is truly a gifted writer....more
i almost cried at the ending because how of how bittersweet it was. This was really a heart warming story, told effectively from the perspective of ani almost cried at the ending because how of how bittersweet it was. This was really a heart warming story, told effectively from the perspective of an AI. Klara understood what love is and what it means to us as a species and i think that's what matters most, at the end....more
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