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there are those books that shape your perspective. i'm looking for a list.
"girlfriend in a coma" by douglas coupland was one for me. it's that type of transgressional fiction that goes along with the same style of writers as palahniuk (fight club). any suggestions or thoughts? |
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Metamorphosis by Kafka!
the main character feels so much like a cockroach he wakes up one morning and realizes he IS a huge roach now! Worst is when his friend comes over to visit and sees him. Imagine seeing a bug the size of a large steam trunk looking up at you waving its antennae frantically... Then you realize it is someone you know... 
It was a harsh statement about life and civilization. |
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Metamorphosis by Kafka! the main character feels so much like a cockroach he wakes up one morning and realizes he IS a huge roach now! Worst is when his friend comes over to visit and sees him. Imagine seeing a bug the size of a large steam trunk looking up at you waving its antennae frantically... Then you realize it is someone you know...
It was a harsh statement about life and civilization. i liked that piece as soon as i read the part about him waking up and the first thing he can think to do after finding himself as a giant beetle is to call in to work. very clever. |
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Metamorphosis by Kafka! the main character feels so much like a cockroach he wakes up one morning and realizes he IS a huge roach now! Worst is when his friend comes over to visit and sees him. Imagine seeing a bug the size of a large steam trunk looking up at you waving its antennae frantically... Then you realize it is someone you know...
It was a harsh statement about life and civilization. i liked that piece as soon as i read the part about him waking up and the first thing he can think to do after finding himself as a giant beetle is to call in to work. very clever. And his bug hands couldn't handle the phone! Boy he had to be freaking out when he came to the full realization he was not dreaming! The ending was sad though! I don't think Kafka was much on happy endings! There is a particular piece in a Bruno Bozzetti animation called Alegro Non Troppo which is also an unflattering statement about humanity, Danza Slava #7... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkYHdkX7Fa0 |
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Metamorphosis by Kafka! the main character feels so much like a cockroach he wakes up one morning and realizes he IS a huge roach now! Worst is when his friend comes over to visit and sees him. Imagine seeing a bug the size of a large steam trunk looking up at you waving its antennae frantically... Then you realize it is someone you know...
It was a harsh statement about life and civilization. i liked that piece as soon as i read the part about him waking up and the first thing he can think to do after finding himself as a giant beetle is to call in to work. very clever. And his bug hands couldn't handle the phone! Boy he had to be freaking out when he came to the full realization he was not dreaming! The ending was sad though! I don't think Kafka was much on happy endings! There is a particular piece in a Bruno Bozzetti animation called Alegro Non Troppo which is also an unflattering statement about humanity, Danza Slava #7... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkYHdkX7Fa0 I got to see Alegro Non Troppo on the big screen back in the early 90's. Fantastic film. |
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another couple books that changed my perception -
Fahrenheit 451 1984 |
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I just finished "Practical Demon keeping" by Christopher Moore...I like anything of his...its a different perspective all right
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I just finished "Practical Demon keeping" by Christopher Moore...I like anything of his...its a different perspective all right
sounds interesting. i read a book called "I, Lucifer" once about the devil spending a month in a man's body. a very interesting look into how the devil would interpret the purpose of a living host and being present in a single moment. i might check this book out. thanks. |
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I just finished "Practical Demon keeping" by Christopher Moore...I like anything of his...its a different perspective all right
sounds interesting. i read a book called "I, Lucifer" once about the devil spending a month in a man's body. a very interesting look into how the devil would interpret the purpose of a living host and being present in a single moment. i might check this book out. thanks. That sounds really interesting PP, the 1st Chris Moore book you should read is Lamb...its the story of JC's childhood as told by his childhood buddy Biff...Hilarious, but also thought provoking 
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