This book is a puzzling magical story. Steeped in mythmaking & whimsy and it's at the junction of this seeming contrast that "Ocean Sea" shows us it's magic and like all magic, there is a dark side, the shadows and nightmares that make us hold on for the light. Also the sea itself, is very much a ch...
Uwielbiam tę narrację - pełną niedomówień i przestrzeni. Zachłystywałam się możliwościami, jakie autor zostawia dla wyobraźni. Oglądnęłam też film (nienajgorszy), ale w konfrontacji z książką - (prawie) całkowita porażka!
I'd say my rating is really closer to 3.5 stars. The novella is written in two sections -- it essentially has a beginning and an end, but no middle. The middle, such as it exists, comes through expository dialogue in the second section. Overall, the book reads like a thorough outline for a deeper, m...
This came in the mail today, and thus I had it tucked in my bag when I went to pick up lunch. It may be better than Silk. The first chapter describes a painter painting an invisible picture of the sea using sea water. Because he's trying to capture the beauty that can't be seen. Baricco's lyrical pr...
A novella translated from Italian in abrupt sentences, with a degree of repetition that makes it a little like a poetic fairy tale. Charming and beautiful, but in a very obvious way.
One of those books I saw at Borders & picked up because of the cover but bought because the first 2 pages just sucked me in. I may read it again -- i feel like it flew by.
Beautiful, if somewhat mysterious, short tale of man who travels to edge of the known world, Japan, to procure silkworms, and who mysteriously falls in love.
For me, I've had to read and then reread each page, and still I'm not terribly sure I understand this book! My best explanation of the plot: A group of diverse people all look for answers an...
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