Verratet es nicht weiter, aber ich glaube, mein Lesezeichen färbt auf mein Buch ab. In meiner Ausgabe von Thomas Pynchons „Gravity’s Rainbow“ steckt nun schon seit Wochen ein Ticket des Joachim-Ringelnatz-Museums in Cuxhaven. Und nun, seit etwa Seite 600, finden auf einmal einige Handlungsstränge in Cuxhaven statt. Ein Zufall? Es kommt noch seltsamer: von Anfang an fanden sich lustige, kurze Gedichte in meiner Ausgabe. Ein Thema des Romans ist übrigens Paranoia 🤪
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I read books in German and English. I try to explore a wide range of literature, especially fiction, and I also like challenging texts. In general, all periods and genres, with a preference for postmodern literature. I also like magical realism, sci-fi, and sometimes fantasy.
Lese auf deutsch und auf englisch. Ich versuche, mir ein möglichst weites Feld an Literatur, vor allem der Belletristik, zu erschließen; es darf gerne auch mal herausfordernd sein. Grundsätzlich alle Epochen, alle Genres, mit besonderer Vorliebe für die Postmoderne. Magischer Realismus und Sci-Fi gerne, phantastisches manchmal.
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Paranoid Fish commented on Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon
Don’t tell anyone, but I’m starting to believe that my bookmark rubs off on the novel I’m reading. I’ve had a ticket of the „Joachim Ringelnatz Museum Cuxhaven“, which I visited on my last summer vacation, in my copy of Pynchon’s „Gravity’s Rainbow“ for a few weeks, and now, about 600 pages into the text, some of the action takes place in Cuxhaven. A coincidence? It gets even stranger: from the beginning there were some funny little poems in it, too. By the way, one of the main themes of the novel is paranoia... 🤔

nicknicknicknick reviewed Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
Klara and the Sun
4 stars
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1) "When we were new, Rosa and I were mid-store, on the magazines table side, and could see through more than half of the window. So we were able to watch the outside – the office workers hurrying by, the taxis, the runners, the tourists, Beggar Man and his dog, the lower part of the RPO Building. Once we were more settled, Manager allowed us to walk up to the front until we were right behind the window display, and then we could see how tall the RPO Building was. And if we were there at just the right time, we would see the Sun on his journey, crossing between the building tops from our side over to the RPO Building side."
2) "'Housekeeper,' I said. 'I have a plan, a special plan to help Josie. I'm not able to speak openly about it. But if I can go to the city with Josie and her mother, I may have the opportunity to carry it out.' 'Plan? Listen, AF. You make things worse, I fuck come dismantle you.'"
3) "'I think I hate Capaldi because deep down I suspect he may be right. That what he claims is true. That science has now proved beyond doubt there's nothing so unique about my daughter, nothing there our modern tools can't excavate, copy, transfer. That people have been living with one another all this time, centuries, loving and hating each other, and all on a mistaken premise. A kind of superstition we kept going while we didn't know better. That's how Capaldi sees it, and there's a part of me that fears he's right. Chrissie, on the other hand, isn't like me. She may not know it yet, but she'll never let herself be persuaded. If the moment ever comes, never mind how well you play your part, Klara, never mind how much she wishes it to work, Chrissie just won't be able to accept it. She's too... old-fashioned. Even if she knows she's going against the science and the math, she still won't be able to do it. She just won't stretch that far. But I'm different. I have... a kind of coldness inside me she lacks. Perhaps it's because I'm an expert engineer, as you put it. This is why I find it so hard to be civil around people like Capaldi. When they do what they do, say what they say, it feels like they're taking from me what I hold most precious in this life. Am I making sense?'"
4) "'Mr. Capaldi believed there was nothing special inside Josie that couldn't be continued. He told the Mother he'd searched and searched and found nothing like that. But I believe now he was searching in the wrong place. There was something very special, but it wasn't inside Josie. It was inside those who loved her.'"
5) "'Before you go, Manager. I must report to you one more thing. The Sun was very kind to me. He was always kind to me from the start. But when I was with Josie, once, he was particularly kind. I wanted Manager to know.' 'Yes. I'm sure the Sun has always been good to you, Klara.'"
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Paranoid Fish commented on Armes Ding by Matias Faldbakken
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Am Ende erfährt man nicht wirklich, was dem Mädchen oder dem Burschen widerfahren ist. Das ist aber auch nicht notwendig, es hätte eher geschadet, alles wie bei einem Kriminalroman bis ins Letzte auszuleuchten.
Paranoid Fish reviewed Armes Ding by Matias Faldbakken
Paranoid Fish rated Armes Ding: 4 stars

Armes Ding by Matias Faldbakken
»Eines Tages, es ist noch nicht lange her, kam ein Kind aus dem Wald gekrochen. Das arme Ding ...« - …
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Armes Ding by Matias Faldbakken
»Eines Tages, es ist noch nicht lange her, kam ein Kind aus dem Wald gekrochen. Das arme Ding ...« - …
Paranoid Fish quoted Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon
Ah, they do bother him, these free women in their teens, their spirits are so contagious,
I’ll tell you it’s just —out, —ray, —juss, Spirit is so —con, —tay, —juss, Nobody knows their a-ges…
[Where did the swing band come from? She’s bouncing up an down, she wants to be jitterbugged, he sees she wants to lose her gravity—]
Walkin’ through bees of hon —ney, Throwin’ away —that —mon, —ney, Laughin’ at things so —fun —ny, Spirit’s comin’ through —to, —you!
Ne —ver, —mind, watcha hear from you car, Take a lookit just —how —keen—they are, Nev —ver, —mind, —what, your calender say, Ev’rybody’s nine months old today! Hey,
Pages are turnin’ pages, Nobody’s in —their, —ca, —ges, Spirit’s just so —con, —ta, —gious— Just let the Spirit —move, —for, —you!
— Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon (Page 547 - 548)
Does this remind you of "Smells like teen Spirit?" Or is it just a few random words that remind me of it? Does anyone know if Kurt even knew the book?
Paranoid Fish commented on Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon
If you have lost track of the plot in Gravity's Rainbow, or have missed an important detail, then this page is enormously helpful: www.ottosell.de/pynchon/rainbow.htm
Paranoid Fish started reading Armes Ding by Matias Faldbakken

Armes Ding by Matias Faldbakken
»Eines Tages, es ist noch nicht lange her, kam ein Kind aus dem Wald gekrochen. Das arme Ding ...« - …
Paranoid Fish finished reading Zeitzuflucht by Georgi Gospodinov

Zeitzuflucht by Georgi Gospodinov
Wenn Sie durch die Zeit reisen könnten, in welches Jahrzehnt Ihres Lebens würden Sie zurückkehren? In Georgi Gospodinovs Roman, ausgezeichnet …
Paranoid Fish rated Zeitzuflucht: 4 stars

Zeitzuflucht by Georgi Gospodinov
Wenn Sie durch die Zeit reisen könnten, in welches Jahrzehnt Ihres Lebens würden Sie zurückkehren? In Georgi Gospodinovs Roman, ausgezeichnet …
Paranoid Fish replied to cblgh's status
@cblgh Yes, I think it was a little too focused on form, which was at the expense of the plot. Liked it anyway.