I have a strong feeling that I´m going to savour this book with my heart.
I hope you like it. It's pretty gruesome at times... shockingly cynical, and yet tender somehow. Only a great writer can pull this off, imo - but it may not be to every reader's liking, nonetheless...
the "origin-of-myth".. or -fairytale (or even a different interpretation of a tale) very refreshing
I remember a university lecture about the origin of fairy tales - it was fascinating. I also remember reading a scientific study of myths and legends, their structure, symbolic meaning and the educational purpose they fulfill within traditional communities. I can't recall the title of the study, but I think the author was Bruno Bettelheim. Those anthropological/cultural topics were always the most captivating aspect of university education for me.
hope you´ve had a nice refreshing weekend -->>not_spent doing any extra hours at work..
I didn't go to the office the past Saturday, but I am going again this week.:/ And probably the next one too. I don't HAVE to, of course - but I can totally use the extra money, so I'm taking the overtime while it's available. I'm still not doing as many hours as the boss wants me to, because I REFUSE to start earlier than 9 a.m. - and there are stupid rules saying that we have to leave the building by 6 p.m. on weekdays and by 1 p.m. on Saturdays. Oh well... there is only so much I am willing to do for extra money.:P (just don't tell my mother, LOL)
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Date: 2010-05-19 03:20 am (UTC)I hope you like it. It's pretty gruesome at times... shockingly cynical, and yet tender somehow. Only a great writer can pull this off, imo - but it may not be to every reader's liking, nonetheless...
the "origin-of-myth".. or -fairytale (or even a different interpretation of a tale) very refreshing
I remember a university lecture about the origin of fairy tales - it was fascinating. I also remember reading a scientific study of myths and legends, their structure, symbolic meaning and the educational purpose they fulfill within traditional communities. I can't recall the title of the study, but I think the author was Bruno Bettelheim. Those anthropological/cultural topics were always the most captivating aspect of university education for me.
hope you´ve had a nice refreshing weekend -->>not_spent doing any extra hours at work..
I didn't go to the office the past Saturday, but I am going again this week.:/ And probably the next one too. I don't HAVE to, of course - but I can totally use the extra money, so I'm taking the overtime while it's available. I'm still not doing as many hours as the boss wants me to, because I REFUSE to start earlier than 9 a.m. - and there are stupid rules saying that we have to leave the building by 6 p.m. on weekdays and by 1 p.m. on Saturdays. Oh well... there is only so much I am willing to do for extra money.:P (just don't tell my mother, LOL)