Dragisa’s review of This Immortal > Likes and Comments

Excellent review! I enjoyed reading it, especially the part that you mention " the peculiar relationship between immortality and history, between the desire to protect the past and the necessity of allowing the present to exist", being an archaeologist makes me think, thanks for a thoughtful review, so glad you enjoyed it.

Wordsbetweencups ( Grace) wrote: "Excellent review! I enjoyed reading it, especially the part that you mention " the peculiar relationship between immortality and history, between the desire to protect the past and the necessity of..."

History is never quite as settled as it appears, and perhaps that's what makes it so compelling. It reminds me of Faulkner's line in Requiem for a Nun: “The past is never dead. It's not even past.” I think that's one of the things Zelazny captures so well. The past isn't simply behind us; it continues to shape the present, often in ways we don't even recognize. And I suppose archaeology is one of the ways we discover just how much of the past is still with us.

Thank you so much!!

Dragisa wrote: "Wordsbetweencups ( Grace) wrote: "Excellent review! I enjoyed reading it, especially the part that you mention " the peculiar relationship between immortality and history, between the desire to pro..."

Exactly! for the archaeologist, just as for the historian, the historical present is an accumulation of the pasts that have made it possible, but unfortunately, with the passage of time, much information has been lost, so, as a social researcher, one tries to make sense of what one finds, but all that knowledge is subject to reinterpretation, and that's what's fascinating, because the past never dies, but is always present. Thank you so much for this talk, and for Faulkner's quote, it's now one of my favorites.
You have a wonderful day!!
P.S. I will definitely read this book

Wordsbetweencups ( Grace) wrote: "Dragisa wrote: "Wordsbetweencups ( Grace) wrote: "Excellent review! I enjoyed reading it, especially the part that you mention " the peculiar relationship between immortality and history, between t..."

You too, have a great day!
And happy reading.

thanks ☺️

wow I have never encountered this author before, would this be a good entry point to them?

Zai wrote: "wow I have never encountered this author before, would this be a good entry point to them?"

Yes, then - For a Breath I Tarry (1966 ), Lord of Light (1967)...
Happy reading!

”The novel’s greatest achievement is the way it makes the fate of an entire planet feel like a personal matter.”
Great writing as usual, Dragisa. You have a gift!

Kevin wrote: "”The novel’s greatest achievement is the way it makes the fate of an entire planet feel like a personal matter.”
Great writing as usual, Dragisa. You have a gift!"

Thank you so much!
Always nice to hear that from a wordsmith.

Great review Dragisa!! This sounds really interesting!

Nicole wrote: "Great review Dragisa!! This sounds really interesting!"

Thank you!!

Superb deconstruction Dragisa :)

Baba wrote: "Superb deconstruction Dragisa :)"

Thank you so much!

Sounds like a Hugo award well deserved! Lovely review Dragisa 🫶🏼

Gabriela wrote: "Sounds like a Hugo award well deserved! Lovely review Dragisa 🫶🏼"

Thank you!!
So glad you liked it. 🫶🏼

Wonderful review. I haven't read Zelazny for many years. I will have to add him to my tbr.

Fred wrote: "Wonderful review. I haven't read Zelazny for many years. I will have to add him to my tbr."

Thank you.
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