Misty Santos Santos itibaren Słupica, Poland
I was curious to read a Russian popular classic. The book was full of satyr and slap-stick comedy. My Russian co-worker was amazed that I could find it funny because she thought I'd have to understand the cultural references. I'm not sure I understood all of them and it was an amazing trip through early Communism in that country, and yet I felt as if I was watching a really good, slap-stick comedy in my head as I read. My friend says it was made into a movie in the 1950s... would be fun to watch, although she was amazed I found a copy of the book so it probably isn't easy to get a copy of the movie (this is the YouTube age so maybe I'll get lucky). I filed this under comedy because it was funny, but the ending was a tragedy, which I think you can see coming but the extent of the tragedy was something I was not prepared for.
I agree with Steinbeck when he says that cheap made books are the best. For under 15 Euros i had the privilege to be entertained and stimulated by the Sprawl Trilogy. Mona Lisa Overdrive (still bother`s me this title) is the final (?) of a three book series known as the Sprawl Trilogy. In this final volume the reader has much to win by having read the previous books. Everything and everyone get`s brought back whether they are alive or dead, physical or immaterial. It`s a Sci Fi book by nature but if we take into account the time line of when it was written and today`s advancements in science and corporate behaviour we get a chill in the back of our heads. No spoilers here, although the future portrayed by Gibson is cold, cynical and profit centred, the emptiness that get`s generated by such state of affairs gets soothed by the notion that humanity is present in every single person and entity. Love shall set you free.