08-31-2011, 04:18 AM
I have to say, the stuff I read so far was solid, but not especially appealing.
It's very esoteric, unnecessary complex and overloaded literature - but, since I like Kafka as well as the 1920ss fantasy writers,
it works for me. Der Golem is not actually THAT good, though. I like Der weiße Dominikaner, though that one is batshit crazy.
But, now, after yet another day over the books, I doubt I would touch them again if not for my research.
It's like they are written like on drugs and hell boring. Think, Hermann Hesse's Steppenwolf, just even slower,
and less transparent to the reader.
In contrast, I have lately read Arthur Miller's "Presence" collection, and that, while equally slow and somber, was a very entertaining read.
It's very esoteric, unnecessary complex and overloaded literature - but, since I like Kafka as well as the 1920ss fantasy writers,
it works for me. Der Golem is not actually THAT good, though. I like Der weiße Dominikaner, though that one is batshit crazy.
But, now, after yet another day over the books, I doubt I would touch them again if not for my research.
It's like they are written like on drugs and hell boring. Think, Hermann Hesse's Steppenwolf, just even slower,
and less transparent to the reader.
In contrast, I have lately read Arthur Miller's "Presence" collection, and that, while equally slow and somber, was a very entertaining read.