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Aug 16, 2016Pisinga rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Beautiful lyrical novel. Sometimes, while reading, the tears welling into eyes. I did not really like some moments. I understand the author's purpose in those moments – to show sensuality, but it is, in my opinion, goes beyond of defined borders. Not wanting to put a spoiler - I will not talk about an episode in question. The second half of the book is full of botany, anatomy, and physiology. It seems this was the author's purpose - to show that we all come from the nature and we are all going back to her. Shown the dependence of modern society to live on everything ready for consumerism: on pre packed, pre cooked, pre paid etc. The ending I didn't like much: It seems that in order to start all over again, you need to destroy all past, all the knowledge accumulated for millennia, everything built with zeal. If I am not mistaken, the first time the book was published in 1996. On the page 16 of this edition there is such phrase: "We heard the United States had a new president, and the she was arranging ..." "She" -? Curiously - prediction for present times? There is a movie based on this book. I didn’t see it and I am not going to judge it. But I saw the trailer - and the house that is depicted in it - absolutely not what I imagine while reading. And the image of "house” plays an important role in this book.