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béla malina
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finally finished the first chapter. This was amazing and difficult and demanding. I am currently in my exam phase and have been busy with lots of life. This book isn’t supposed to be read quickly or in a rush. I think I’m reading this right. In the right moment when there is space and air to breathe and the enough patience to let long sentences and images sink in…
— 5 hours, 12 min ago
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béla malina
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This book is probably the most demanding prose-read ever. Proust is the Hegel of Literature. I am not sure I can get down with these endless descriptions of flora and fauna, places and people - I cant imagine any of it. So I guess my imagination, or lack there of, is part of the problem. Nonetheless I am planning to read it all the way through until the end of August. I think I should be able to...Inshallah.
— Jul 07, 2026 07:52AM