A beautiful sentence constructed of 3 chapters. Beginning with a birth. Ending with a death. A beautiful ellipsis of a life in between. Memories and pA beautiful sentence constructed of 3 chapters. Beginning with a birth. Ending with a death. A beautiful ellipsis of a life in between. Memories and people overlap. Present overlaps with past. A pastiche of life and love, birth and death, memory and action. ...more
Any longer and this would be a novella. Any shorter it would be a pamphlet or zine. But I liked it. This is now my 3rd (or 9th*) Fosse book. I only gaAny longer and this would be a novella. Any shorter it would be a pamphlet or zine. But I liked it. This is now my 3rd (or 9th*) Fosse book. I only gave it four stars because like a fancy restaurant, I left feeling slightly underfed for the money, just too damn short and wonderful. I also gave it four stars because I technically liked Aliss at the Fire just a little bit better. But still, this book feels a bit like the Joseph Smith story. Male goes into the Woods and sees God(s)/shining light. I'm mostly joking. I'm pretty sure Fosse's inspiration for the shining in the forest, in the dark, was not Mormon Mythology, but Fosse and his Catholicism. Another very religious book by Fosse, but one that also transcends religion mostly.
I really liked this. I mean I really liked Septology too, but as an introduction to Fosse, this might be the one. I kept bouncing around thinking of gI really liked this. I mean I really liked Septology too, but as an introduction to Fosse, this might be the one. I kept bouncing around thinking of grief, loss, death, family (big themes), but also memory, time, and even omniscience. Speaking of omniscience, the floating through time; where the past intrudes on the present and even a memory contains a memory, it feels almost like a stream of omniscience that is outside of time, if that makes sense. Not fully. The narrator is definitely only backward dreaming. Nobody is drowning in the future. That would be the sequel I guess. ...more
A nice meditation on art, death, life, faith. I'll add more after I sit on this for a bit longer.A nice meditation on art, death, life, faith. I'll add more after I sit on this for a bit longer....more
Second collection of Fosse's Septology. I'm synched with Fosse's rhythm now. I love his slow burn, his repetition. Certain parts feel like clicking thSecond collection of Fosse's Septology. I'm synched with Fosse's rhythm now. I love his slow burn, his repetition. Certain parts feel like clicking through rosary beads or Misbaha prayer beads. He thought. He thought. He thought. Anyway, on to the last section. I can definitely see his influence on Knausgaard too. Spent a lot of time the last couple days looking at St Andrew's Cross art. ...more
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