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The Birth (and Death) of the Cool
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Ted Gioia Thinks He Is Cooler -
This was a disappointment, but it was partly my fault for assuming the book to be a deconstruction of what 'cool' means. Gioia does in fact provide historical background in supporting his thesis, nonetheless, half way though the book, one starts to notice what the book is really about: another premi ... (
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The New York Trilogy
The New York Trilogy has been a pleasure to read, yet haunting. “Can words affect the outcome of reality? “ A recurrent theme in the trilogy makes one think that maybe having this book in a household could perhaps be dangerous- a hazardous object that may bring bad lucks. Even fearful of throwing ... (continue)
The New York Trilogy has been a pleasure to read, yet haunting. “Can words affect the outcome of reality? “ A recurrent theme in the trilogy makes one think that maybe having this book in a household could perhaps be dangerous- a hazardous object that may bring bad lucks. Even fearful of throwing it away.
In his three stories, Paul Auster writes City of Glass, Ghost, and The Locked Room; all of which seem like different versions of the same story and idea. While each story may reflect a similar event and the exact same character, perhaps they are all about the author, from the previous one and become repetitive to some extent, Auster never fails to add a fresh insight to the character's philosophical revelations.
When a writer gets stuck writing a story, it could get him started by writing about why he has a writer's block- and that's exactly what Auster seems to do- really well. All protagonists are writers, detectives, and followers. And their method of solving the mystery is by writing about them, and mostly about their inner thoughts. This is a brilliant way that readers get a pass to the inside of the characters' heads. And it works. We are stuck in their convoluted minds, and can't seem to get away from the characters' problems.