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"The thought crossed my mind that she'd influenced it [protagonist's life] much in the way astrologists think the movements of the Stars influence human life"

Echoes wisdom of eastern spirituality by inviting readers into a path of ego-surreneder. More thoughts to come about the sacramental nature of reading the Word of God , which is often overlooked by Christians today, especially in the west.

Written in 1977 but relevant today I think, "To fight the left in the name of the right is as meaningless as to fight the beginning of fall or spring. Therefore, most frightening in the contemporary world is the weakness of Christianity-it's own self-reduction-to the right...left, to religion...Frightening perhaps but unavoidable, because until Christianity overcomes all these reductions, it will not resurrect."

Back at it

So far the pace drags and it lacks tight narrative focus.

Me thinkest Kundera protests too much regarding this work being a love story and not a major indictment of Stalinism. So far, no love, just thinly veiled lust masquerading as love, and a bunch of anti-communist propaganda. Very cynical, enjoyable, beautifully written, but I wouldn't say it brightens up my day.

Soldiering on. I relearned what an oligodendroglioma was today.