Brod

[cinnazimt]

Brod discovered 613 sadnesses, each perfectly unique, each a singular emotion, no more similar to any other sadness than to anger, ecstasy, guilt or frustration. Mirror Sadness. Sadness of Domesticated Birds. Sadness of Being Sad in Front of One's Parent. Humor Sadness. Sadness of Love Without Release

Comments

[dreamlit]

613 sadnesses and the licking of the door parts are so very interesting.. and i like the writing style of this little section especially "everything was just a thing, mired completely in its thingness." :)

[cinnazimt]

oh, z. you *have* to read this!

[chrys_p]

I love this passage! is this a book that you would recommend? i need some books to check out this summer.

[cinnazimt]

books i reccomend:

everything is illuminated, jonathan safran foer
red tent, anita diamant
unbearable lightness of being, milan kundera
catch 22, joseph heller
if on a winter's night, a traveler, italo calvino
a prayer for owen meany, john irving
american gods, neil gaiman
handmaiden's talemargarat atwood
american pastoral, philip roth
cunt, inga muscio
anything anne lamott, david sedaris, or sarah vowell.