by Judith Schalansky
A beautiful book, both in form and content. Reminded me a bit of Calvino's Cities in tone--similarly intriguing and haunting. I do wish it had citations just because I selfishly/shallowly wanted to know what was true and what might not be but that lack did not diminish my enjoyment. Schalansky defin...
A beautiful book that is very sad.
This is a lovely, lovely, lovely book about tiny places in the middle of the oceans. Schalansky has researched the oddest stories about each place, and I would happily read a book about each of the events she describes. In fact, I hope someone will expand on some of these stories, the snippets here ...
Happened upon this at the library and read it in an afternoon to pass the time in otherwise tedious waiting rooms. It is a lovely read. Everything about the language charms, most of all the odd and enchanting details that describe the islands. As words go, I got just what I was expecting and hoping ...
Happened upon this at the library and read it in an afternoon to pass the time in otherwise tedious waiting rooms. It is a lovely read. Everything about the language charms, most of all the odd and enchanting details that describe the islands. As words go, I got just what I was expecting and hoping ...
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