tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post5939153609738228050..comments2024-01-21T03:26:23.301-05:00Comments on Musings: Austerlitz: A Book Reviewsagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-63600259935853920222007-04-24T06:52:00.000-04:002007-04-24T06:52:00.000-04:00Everytime I come here, I keep thinking this book i...Everytime I come here, I keep thinking this book is about the Holocaust. I like the third person reference in the last sentence.Murfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859630977737647681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-73691556384358930562007-04-23T15:10:00.000-04:002007-04-23T15:10:00.000-04:00Show off!Show off!Murfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859630977737647681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-62383818696470731002007-04-23T10:43:00.000-04:002007-04-23T10:43:00.000-04:00I enjoy a Sunsay sipping tea and looking at archit...I enjoy a Sunsay sipping tea and looking at architecture books. This may be afascinating read to add to my list!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539850495318868267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-67491209685898394862007-04-22T21:15:00.000-04:002007-04-22T21:15:00.000-04:00Pi, interesting history about your late sister-in-...Pi, interesting history about your late sister-in-law, this book might connect to you on a different level<BR/><BR/>Heidijane, thanks for stopping by. I'm often a bit of sarcastic, so I have to ask, is Heidi your german persona and Jane your English?<BR/><BR/>Gautami, I read the first 30-40 pages 3 times<BR/><BR/>Murf, I don't bother with cap lock for two letters!<BR/><BR/>Diane, if you read it, let me know your take.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-80404951000595883502007-04-22T18:58:00.000-04:002007-04-22T18:58:00.000-04:00I'm not sure I'd want to read a book that required...I'm not sure I'd want to read a book that required that much work to understand, but it does sound interesting . . . I'll look into the book and the author!Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15552248284380193013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-50148528423783936422007-04-22T14:51:00.000-04:002007-04-22T14:51:00.000-04:00I seem to be inspiring you to use your caps lock b...I seem to be inspiring you to use your caps lock button more often lately.Murfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859630977737647681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-11678872874343498822007-04-22T14:26:00.000-04:002007-04-22T14:26:00.000-04:00This book has been lying with me for some months n...This book has been lying with me for some months now. I never got around more than 20 pages. I plan to finish it but when...is the operative word.gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-41765537782144267562007-04-22T12:23:00.000-04:002007-04-22T12:23:00.000-04:00Hi SageI started to read this book in the original...Hi Sage<BR/><BR/>I started to read this book in the original German (as I'm bilingual) but had to abandon it as I wasn't really getting into it. I thought at the time that this was because I'm more used to reading for pleasure in English, but obviously it sounds like it wasn't the language barrier that was the problem. I may pick it up again at some point as its still on my shelves...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-71562404614335525122007-04-22T05:58:00.000-04:002007-04-22T05:58:00.000-04:00It does sound interesting. My late sister in law ...It does sound interesting. My late sister in law as a child fled with her family from Austria to Britain but when they learned they would be interned they continued to USA and Lottie never quite forgave that.<BR/>I am always being berated for flitting from one subject to another without warning so there's that in common but sadly I am in a phase where my reading time is sparse. I do miss curling up with a good book.<BR/>Michele sent me.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-86759995365822359172007-04-21T22:51:00.000-04:002007-04-21T22:51:00.000-04:00Murf, NOKaren, yes it was beautiful today! I took...Murf, NO<BR/><BR/>Karen, yes it was beautiful today! I took the canoe out for a paddle this morning<BR/><BR/>Seawyf, you're right about the sense of not belonging, I should have mentioned it in my review. BTW, I'm glad to have read the book and like I said, in some ways I felt his mind was working like mine.<BR/><BR/>V, Sebald beats reading jurisprudence any day! ;-)<BR/><BR/>Kenju, even thought Sebald throws in all kinds of tidbits of information, he doesn't jump around in the story.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-76283060795218880342007-04-21T20:01:00.000-04:002007-04-21T20:01:00.000-04:00I appreciate yout honesty about the book, Sage. I ...I appreciate yout honesty about the book, Sage. I don't know if I have the patience to read that right now. I am reading one that is interesting, but hard to get into. It skips around so much that you are never sure (in a new chapter) if it is the current year and person or a different set of people and decade entirely. Reading it is very hard work - and I don't want another one like that right now. I like reading your reviews!kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-9193701133028432012007-04-21T16:22:00.000-04:002007-04-21T16:22:00.000-04:00This is the first I have heard of the book and the...This is the first I have heard of the book and the author, Sebald. As I don't read many books to begin with, my books to read list grows ever longer. So I'd be hard pressed to add this intriguing but difficult read to the list. But this is from a first impression, I'd most likely delve into the book and author (check out the wikipedia entry to each) a little further before making a final decision.<BR/><BR/>In any case, great review and post!vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18308061674357594371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-50035141007372432702007-04-21T12:42:00.000-04:002007-04-21T12:42:00.000-04:00In certain ways Sebald is a modern Huysmans. If yo...In certain ways Sebald is a modern Huysmans. If you read La-Bas, you would have learned about church bells as much or more of what you learn about architecture and train stations in Sebald. He shares his collection of personal treasures and interests with the reader, who, of course, needs to be receptive to these dissertations. What attracted me to his writings is the way in which he describes the pain of being a foreigner, that sense of displacement, of void, of not belonging that is often simplified with the wimpish term "homesickness", as if it could be solved by going back home.franvisionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10762444259006600040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-83716583384229359142007-04-21T11:53:00.000-04:002007-04-21T11:53:00.000-04:00Have to look into this one since I've become a his...Have to look into this one since I've become a history buff.<BR/><BR/>But right now I need to get outside and enjoy this <I>bea-u-ti-ful</I> day!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16583773305351498372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-49540144470073175552007-04-21T11:41:00.000-04:002007-04-21T11:41:00.000-04:00Could one get the gist of the book by looking at t...Could one get the gist of the book by looking at the pictures?Murfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859630977737647681noreply@blogger.com