tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post3093631170404623697..comments2022-07-19T07:48:28.683-04:00Comments on Belle, Book, and Candle: The One That Got AwayBellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-43913281679447163962013-08-31T08:53:09.661-04:002013-08-31T08:53:09.661-04:00Tullik, I am so glad you enjoyed 'Einstein'...Tullik, I am so glad you enjoyed 'Einstein's Dreams'. It didn't take you any 'time' at all to read! <br /><br />I looked up 'Sum' and my library has a copy and it is on my list. Thank you. It sounds fascinating. And the Pessoa book...Wow! I have not heard of it but am investigating the author and his work. Thanks again. You always have such intriguing recommendations.Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-10928080369073046472013-08-30T12:02:31.691-04:002013-08-30T12:02:31.691-04:00Belle, many thanks for the referral, this a wonder...Belle, many thanks for the referral, this a wonderful book. Small in size but VERY large in ideas. As if i needed another book I have decided I need to have my own copy, it is something I will come back to regularly. By the by, Alan Lightman (I know I had heard that name before) highly recommended (in a review somewhere) a book I would put into the same category as "Einstein's Dreams" it is "Sum" by David Eagleman, another thought provoker! While I am at it if I may be so bold I would like to recommend another book in the same genre which is my constant companion "The Book of Disquiet" by Fernando Pessoa (translated from the Portuguese by Richard Zenith). This is VERY different experience and possibly unlike anything you will ever read, ... I know that sounds like a bit of hyperbole. Fernando Pessoa was a Portuguese poet and writer who invented the literary concept of heteronyms, (not to be mistaken with pseudonyms, or the grammatical connection) which is the infusion of a distinct writing style unique to a specific character created by the author; so his cast of characters not only have distinct characters they have their own writing stylism. Like " Einstein's Dreams " it is called "a novel" but it too is more of a contemplation on a myriad of levels. Tullikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10524256855855014534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-86815643429903384602013-08-28T14:12:10.467-04:002013-08-28T14:12:10.467-04:00I will investigate Ms. Ozeki's book, Tullik. T...I will investigate Ms. Ozeki's book, Tullik. Thanks. I hope you will like 'Einstein's Dreams'. The author covers a lot of ground in 140 or so pages. Let me know what you think. Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-12974697414293454842013-08-28T11:06:42.788-04:002013-08-28T11:06:42.788-04:00Hi Belle!
I have just checked at my library and th...Hi Belle!<br />I have just checked at my library and they have a copy so its on my list. I just finished a book which deals with the same issue(s) of time and our concept of same. Ruth Ozeki's " A Tale for the Time Being" its nominated for the highly prestigious Man Booker Prize out of England. An amazing book but I wont say anymore giving anything away; to say this story is layered is an understatement. Tullikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10524256855855014534noreply@blogger.com