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alexisspeaking's review against another edition
1.0
He lost me during 'Beyond The Novel'.
It's hard for me to see beyond a cynicism, brooding fascism, and a genuine disdain for the human condition. This is my second try, and every time I pick Cioran up I just end up wanting to throw the book across the room.
There's just something about a guy who refers to the construct of the novel as 'The rubbish of Western Civilization...' then goes on to proclaim the need for the return to the Philosophical antiquarians because to attempt to study the character of man through literature is futile, because apparently we already know ourselves to be nothing.
Maybe it's just me.
That being said, the man is clearly educated, and his book is rage/thought provoking in its own right. Read it if only to formulate your own opinion.
It's hard for me to see beyond a cynicism, brooding fascism, and a genuine disdain for the human condition. This is my second try, and every time I pick Cioran up I just end up wanting to throw the book across the room.
There's just something about a guy who refers to the construct of the novel as 'The rubbish of Western Civilization...' then goes on to proclaim the need for the return to the Philosophical antiquarians because to attempt to study the character of man through literature is futile, because apparently we already know ourselves to be nothing.
Maybe it's just me.
That being said, the man is clearly educated, and his book is rage/thought provoking in its own right. Read it if only to formulate your own opinion.
big_doz's review against another edition
1.0
5% substance of value, 5% amusingly dark humour, 90% boring-pointless ranting with no value.
A truly painful read.
A truly painful read.