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Shamus

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2020.03.14 22:06

2020 Book Reviews

5

Nohow On by Samuel Beckett

This book is

incredible. It's a collection of three prose pieces written by Beckett during his later years and are typically classified as his "Closed Space Novels".

I found each one intensely meaningful and very challenging to read. Here Beckett takes a very austere approach to words and writes powerful, blunt sentences. He does so much with so little and no word ever feels wasted, each feels selected for a purpose and for its own effect. Often I had to reread sentences and paragraphs and sections and it all felt very rewarding once I understood what he meant, or thought I did.

In these near plotless stories he explores loneliness, isolation, longing, life, death, meaning and meaninglessness. He argues, debates, concludes, and leaves you thinking. This is a beautiful work.
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  • Mohamad 2020.03.14 22:10

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    Did you read arabic poetry ?
  • Shamus 2020.03.14 22:12

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    @Mohamad I read a collection by Hafez and the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam last year. Do you have any recommendations?
  • Mohamad 2020.03.14 22:17

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    @Shamus i read a lot of arabic poetry i love the al jahilyeah poetry (Pre-Islamic period) it is very hard for you, maybe you need to read modern poetry like abu al kasem shabi or ahmad shwoqi olso mahmoud drwish
  • Mohamad 2020.03.14 22:19

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    @Shamus i tried to send you one in message
  • Anger 2020.03.14 22:24

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    I really want to start reading English book but I wanna start reading a book with a simple language about self-improve so I can complete it. If you have suggestions for books like this give me please. Thanks in advance
  • D.E.V.I.A.T.I.O.N. 2020.03.28 13:38

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    5

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