baricco's Silk is exactly that fine ~

[lookingland]

i sat down to write and then decided i needed a jolt of inspiration, so i picked up alessandro baricco's Silk which i just bought today. it's a very short book, but i honestly only meant to read a few pages.

well i never really managed to put it down. what an amazing story. and what powerful writing!

i'm sure not many people have heard of this book ~ baricco is an italian writer (the book is translated by someone named guido waldman ~ what a name ~ ha!)

this was pretty intense. i don't even know if i can say anything coherent about it. i like it better than maxence fermine's Black Violin, but maybe equal to his Snow. the two writers are very similar stylistically: sort of ethereal, fragmented, lyrical ~ just the kind of thing that gooses me.

wow.

i'm going to take my mindblown brain to bed to mull and muse now.



no. 13 for the 50bookchallenge

Comments

[yozakura.livejournal.com]

Oh my gosh, I once owned this book, several years ago, but never got to read it due to... well, unpleasant life changes. I'm so glad you have reminded me of it! I must go get another copy! :)

[lookingland.livejournal.com]

do check it out ~ it's a bit heartbreaking on some levels, but subtly extraordinary.

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[bachsoprano.livejournal.com]

Ooooh! I like the sound of that! *adds to ever-growing reading list*

[lookingland.livejournal.com]

pick it up ~ ! though i don't know what your style or preferences are, it's a short read and so full of vivid images that i think even if it's not your thing, you'd love it.

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[lady-morgaine.livejournal.com]

How funny - this book caught my eye randomly when I was at the bookstore on Friday, and now you mention it here! It did look intriguing (okay, I really just liked the cover design); given your favorable review I'll have to check it out!

[lookingland.livejournal.com]

yeah, the cover design caught my attention first, then the description on the back.

i think it's a wonderful story ~ it definitely surpassed my expectations. i had sort of feared it was going to lapse into some trashy sort of psuedoporn-erotic thing, but it had too much class for that.

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