same review as [book:The Wretched|17905288] 121215: i have decided to reread some work i had originally rated five or four- particularly...

281218: so this is the way i like to imagine france. and young/wise french girls. not very ‘real’ portrayal, but then this is probably...

020219 from ???: there is often a description of an artistic project, even if it is not quite ‘art’, in Saramago’s work: in this case it...

Peter Gay (Introduction), Joel Rotenberg (Translator) 030119: i really love zweig. i must confess i only ever first read him because he...

270119 from 80s: this is the first brazilian book i read that is not amado such as [book:Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands|1644612]. as...

2000s?: second review. this 2nd time after reading some critical work on it, i was more aware of the flow and power dynamics between the...

020219 from ???: i remember, when reading this at my favorite coffeehouse several years ago, coming across a wonderful, droll,...

Giovanni Pontiero (Translator) 020219 from ??? 2000s?: now i have read it at least 4 times. creates a wonderful intimacy with the reader...

230417: exceptionally clear, concise, kind. this work is definitely one of the best summaries of buddhism encountered, though it helps to...

Buddhism Meets Psychotherapy on the Path 230317: excellent. this is exactly the contrast/comparison between these two ways of thought,...

230129: if you have ever wondered why the Dalai Lama is so well-regarded, this book will answer you. as it is mostly about samsara...

230117: excellent. exactly what I love most in continental philosophy: wide ranging, encompassing, open to many traditions of thought:...

An Introduction to Henri Bergson 220701: (this is eleven years later reread) recent read (220625)[book:Bergson’s Philosophy of...

140718: this is read 3 times. this is the book that made his name. it has been translated but i do not know how: a lot of the pleasure is...

if you like this review, i now have website: www.michaelkamakana.com 220611: this is probably the most academically accurate of the...

Victor H. Mair (Translator) 220322: have decided to read various translations i have of this text, not that the renderings are...

120619: this is fascinating. this will reward future rereads, much as sex rewards repeats, for the author has ranged widely, focused,...

220315: 6th review. just cannot help rereading this, though not much new to add, except maybe it is more convincing that life in...

Thinking without Negativity or Time as Striving 220225: i should not be surprised that reading this text is challenging, dense,...

110707: i read this as existential romance when i read it in translation [book:Bonjour Tristesse|828023], quick, charming, bittersweet,...