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[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

Finished The Hole. I thought it was a poor imitation of Haruki Murakama. The ending is way too abrupt, and the female character (strikes me) as very weak, very unintelligent, and very much lacking in insight.

Sabato would have been next, but I decided to re-read Jonathan Littell (The Fata Morgana Books) next, one I read when it first came out. I enjoy books that are rich and deep, and written in a 'modernist' writing style. Think Proust, Musil, Mann, et al. The book was a critical failure when it came out, but not for me.

I'm still amazed at how an author (Littell) can produce a piece of sci-fi crap at age 21 (?) and then produce a work of maturity and insight (and disgust) with a novel that, if not equal to the thematic content of his father's big novel, is certainly equal in length.

Finished the Littell story collection [The Fata Morgana Books], and it didn't leave much of an impression this second time around, compared to the way it hit me when it first came out. It's heavy on violent, disgusting sex.

I've now started The Tunnel, by Ernesto Sabato. This is a wonderful (so far) short novel of obsession mixed with a narcissistic personality. (You know the type; they are everywhere.)

When I finish this one, I may start on a title by Jon Fosse.