tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165591291420754012.post3542923754233790382..comments2023-12-18T20:42:39.079+01:00Comments on Signalman: Cult Books Signalmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16729072457754759564noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165591291420754012.post-61694716221572564172014-03-23T18:22:52.179+01:002014-03-23T18:22:52.179+01:00@Anonymous: Thanks for commenting !
Too young ? W...@Anonymous: Thanks for commenting !<br /><br />Too young ? Well, I am as well, if you go by published date, but even so, some of the older books led me on a happy trail in my time. <br /><br />Trying to find "A rebours" in an English translation in the 70s was almost impossible ( limited cash and a library not in London ), but it did lead me to discover all sorts of "interesting&Signalmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16729072457754759564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165591291420754012.post-45387572748637431402014-03-22T15:35:19.417+01:002014-03-22T15:35:19.417+01:00I am too young for most of the books. "The Ro...I am too young for most of the books. "The Road" is spectacular, but a cult book? And I love Haruki Murakami, haven't touched his latest books though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165591291420754012.post-4273439674440321802014-03-21T00:31:18.209+01:002014-03-21T00:31:18.209+01:00You can download some pages of the book at this li...You can download some pages of the book at this link above and read for yourself. I did not read all of the reviews, the few i did read where quite ok in my opinion; but i have to admit: i did read the book in the very early 80's, so i am not complete aware of the content anymore.<br /><br /><br />AoxomoxoA wonderinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16058687381216896080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165591291420754012.post-23877807738764880612014-03-19T16:13:21.695+01:002014-03-19T16:13:21.695+01:00Well, there you go ! Some of the mini-reviews of ...Well, there you go ! Some of the mini-reviews of books on the list, are distinctly " provocative", I would say. Maybe the reviewer in this case had neither read the book fully, nor recently and gave his half-remembered views on it !Signalmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16729072457754759564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165591291420754012.post-18631913778917984982014-03-19T15:15:36.406+01:002014-03-19T15:15:36.406+01:00Gödel, Escher, Bach is definitely not! a book abo...Gödel, Escher, Bach is definitely not! a book about pattern recognition.<br />Its a book about modern mathematics ( recursion, logic .. ) and philosophy, art , System-theorie, and, and written for non scientists.<br /><br />Read some pages of the book here: http://www.amazon.com/G%C3%B6del-Escher-Bach-Eternal-Golden/dp/0465026567/ref=sr_sp-atf_title_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1395238417&sr=8-1&AoxomoxoA wonderinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16058687381216896080noreply@blogger.com