hey . . . i'm in this library class and i had to add five books to a list and we share 4 of the books. . . . oh . . . part of the class was also to leave a note on a person that shares a listing . . . thanks . . . fishspit out.

posted by fuzzybunnyflatbunny at 4:03 pm (EST) on Jun 4, 2007

Céline's greatest work; it will make those pretty brown eyes of yours bleed:

www.vho.org/aaargh/fran/livres6/CELINEtr...
www.vho.org/aaargh/fran/livres4/bagat.pd... -

posted by MLentini at 11:03 am (EST) on May 28, 2007

Ah.... The Romantics peak your interest.
I have been reading "A Dark Muse - A history of the occult" by Gary Lachman.
Quite a good read that describes how occultism influenced the Romantic period through the early 20th century and gave rise to the Symbolists.
I highly recommend it. I'm also fascinated with the three books we share in common...interesting.

posted by BaronVonLambshank at 11:07 pm (EST) on Apr 9, 2007

i too love cioran, henry miller, celine, baudelaire, rimbaud, and many of the other writers that you have in your library. it is beautiful and refreshing to be reminded that there are similar souls that exist. if you like henry miller, i would highly recommend "the books in my life". i was shocked at how good it is. i was only expecting to read about books that he felt some sort of affinity with and reasons why, but this book is filled with amazing writing that puts it near the top of my favorites list. here is a quote from it: "Ever and again the moving finger points to the inmost self, not in warning but in love. The handwriting on the wall is neither mysterious nor menacing to the ones who can interpret it. Walls fall away, and with them our fears and reluctances. But the last wall to give way is the wall which hems the ego in. Who reads not with the eyes of the Self reads not at all. The inner eye pierces all walls, deciphers all scripts, transforms all 'messages'. It is not a reading or appraising eye, but an informing eye. It does not receive light from without, it sheds light. Light and joy. Through light and joy is the world opened up, revealed for what it is: ineffable beauty, unending creation."

posted by jodavid at 7:21 pm (EST) on Dec 6, 2006

Always happy to see another fan of "The Moviegoer," by Walker Percy. Out of curiosity, have you read Sartre's "What is Literature?"? Sounds like something you might like, based on your catalog.

posted by coffeezombie at 6:11 pm (EST) on Jul 21, 2006