Loredana has tagged me a while ago to tell you what books I’ve been reading. Given that I haven’t managed to finish a book in weeks (too busy, too tired and other excuses), I will tell you what books I’m trying to read these days
I’ve read through about half of Mircea Cartarescu [...]

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Whenever I read the first part of Mircea Cartarescu’s trilogy “Orbitor” (translated as Glaring on Wikipedia, but I’m not sure how good a translation it is or how strong the “blinding” aspect is), something weird happens. It almost feels like Aripa Stanga - the Left Wing - has some magical powers.
The first time I read [...]

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There’s been much said about Orhan Pamuk’s Nobel prize winning novel, “My Name is Red”. Therefore I’ll keep this post short. I strongly recommend you to read it, along with The New Life or The White Castle. His is a quite unique style, especially in this novel where the story is revealed from so many [...]

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It’s been reading and watching movies lately. So I thought I’ll share a few thoughts on the books I’ve read and movies I’ve seen. I’ll start with the books.
Frédéric Beigbeder - L’amour dure trois ans (Love Lasts Three Years). Interesting view on things, on what’s important and what not, on how things tend to fade [...]

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Well’s novel “The Invisible Man” is mostly known for its different view on science and its impact on human life. Written in 1897, the book comes to bring readers a story of terror and an embedded warning: science can also bring darkness. This of course while the current trend for science fiction stories was to [...]

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