Peu Toscano Toscano itibaren 12, LA, Birleşik Devletler
Amazing set of short stories by Borges, whom I feel really embarrassed to have discovered so late. Borges' style is so peculiar, so convoluted, yet so convincing that one has an almost identical experience to watching an Escher engraving. My favourite story was "The Circular Ruins", which is a great introduction to the idea of simulacra. "Pierre Menard", "The Lottery in Babylon", "Herbert Quain", and "The theme of the traitor and the hero" were my other favourites. All in all, I can't wait to get a copy of Aleph and immersing myself more in the amazing Borgesian universe.
Archive Date: 2nd April 2013 Pub Date: 4th December 2012
this book goes right along with the rest of the Rachel Morgan series. it's just as good as all the other ones. if you like Charlaine Harris i highly recommend this series... it's great paranormal fantasy. :)
I read this book while on a trip to Puerto Escondido Mexico. I was able to immagine Troost's sense of place because of the heat. I also have a clear memory of spending an afternoon over Tarawa, Majuro, and kwajalein atolls flying a U-2 and photographing a bunch of the Pacific islands enroute to Guam. This book was a fascinating and humorous read. It will give any reader a sense of how and why the pockets of civilization throughout the Pacific are on the verge of disappearing. Be sure to look up the website for the organization that Troost's wife was working for at the time the book was written. Very interesting!