I finished Outlaws by Javier Cercas last week, and even though I found it a tad slow in places, I enjoyed the writing and the philosophical insights that Cercas presents in the book.
Here are a couple of nice quotes about books and reading that I thought I’d share with you:
After I finished reading the book I remembered that I once heard a professor on TV say that a book is like a mirror and that it’s not the person who reads the book but the book that reads the person, and I thought it was true.
Here’s another quote that I liked but not sure that I agree with:
Fiction always surpasses reality but reality is always richer than fiction.
~ Outlaws by Javier Cercas
Do you think that line about fiction and reality is true?
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
- Grab your current read
- Open to a random page
- Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
- BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
- Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
I like both quotes:) This book has caught my attention.
Here’s my TT – http://fuonlyknew.com/2015/09/29/teaser-tuesdays-130-authors-choice-from-the-key-of-amatahns-and-a-giveaway/
I do agree with the second quote; reality is more personal and full of emotions, senses, and options that are narrowed by the author in fiction. Great teasers. Here’s mine from Hoffman’s The Ice Queen: http://wp.me/p4DMf0-VY
Interesting teasers… not sure if I fully agree with the second one or not.
Here’s my Teaser from Lord Loss!
Wendy
I agree on reality stranger than fiction – that’s exactly the theme of my TT: http://earthianhivemind.net/2015/09/29/teaser-tuesday-september-29/
Definitely thought-provoking. Especially the second one.
Would like to read this sometime 🙂
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