But that’s OK. While reading this I kept thinking of the song “As I Sat Sadly by Her Side” by Nick Cave. It’s the height of hubris to feel compelled to, or believe that you can, make all the concerns in and of the world your own. Nevertheless, the book sounds interesting and the review was a fun read.
And God don't care for your benevolence
Anymore than he cares for the lack of it in others
Nor does he care for you to sit
At windows in judgement of the world He created
While sorrows pile up around you
Ugly, useless and over-inflated
I listened to the haunting, beautiful song As I Sat Sadly by Her Side by Nick Cave that you mentioned here - absolutely love it! And I also love the threads that comments provide - the ripple effect. Nick Cave is certainly a multi-talented person who not only sings but writes and acts. I will enjoy discovering more from him, thanks!
There is a new novel out called The Grammarians by Cathleen Schine. It’s a study of the laws of language. According to the author, who was a copy editor herself, there are two factions. The prescriptivist follow rules to the letter, and the descriptivist strive to make the written word more closely match its meaning, where rules have no place. I’m certainly more the latter, loving experimentation, rule breaking and innovation. This novel sounds fascinating, yet could be something that might cause a headache to actually attempt to read! I recently purchased two books of such bold character, Girl With Curious Hair, short stories by David Foster Wallace and My Struggle, Book One by Karl Ove Knausgaard. These were brought to my attention on this very platform, for which I am greatly thankful. To remain “open” to the new, the daring and experimental is exciting to me. I may, in the end, not like the particular book but still have a deep appreciation for the creativity that birthed it. Who can be bored in such a world? I have so many books just waiting in line for me to pause, sit with a cup of tea and drink in the madness!
Nope.
But that’s OK. While reading this I kept thinking of the song “As I Sat Sadly by Her Side” by Nick Cave. It’s the height of hubris to feel compelled to, or believe that you can, make all the concerns in and of the world your own. Nevertheless, the book sounds interesting and the review was a fun read.
And God don't care for your benevolence Anymore than he cares for the lack of it in others Nor does he care for you to sit At windows in judgement of the world He created While sorrows pile up around you Ugly, useless and over-inflated
I listened to the haunting, beautiful song As I Sat Sadly by Her Side by Nick Cave that you mentioned here - absolutely love it! And I also love the threads that comments provide - the ripple effect. Nick Cave is certainly a multi-talented person who not only sings but writes and acts. I will enjoy discovering more from him, thanks!
The whole album (No More Shall We Part) is an absolute masterpiece!
There is a new novel out called The Grammarians by Cathleen Schine. It’s a study of the laws of language. According to the author, who was a copy editor herself, there are two factions. The prescriptivist follow rules to the letter, and the descriptivist strive to make the written word more closely match its meaning, where rules have no place. I’m certainly more the latter, loving experimentation, rule breaking and innovation. This novel sounds fascinating, yet could be something that might cause a headache to actually attempt to read! I recently purchased two books of such bold character, Girl With Curious Hair, short stories by David Foster Wallace and My Struggle, Book One by Karl Ove Knausgaard. These were brought to my attention on this very platform, for which I am greatly thankful. To remain “open” to the new, the daring and experimental is exciting to me. I may, in the end, not like the particular book but still have a deep appreciation for the creativity that birthed it. Who can be bored in such a world? I have so many books just waiting in line for me to pause, sit with a cup of tea and drink in the madness!