tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post5544255510886158628..comments2024-03-26T23:45:35.573-04:00Comments on Typings: The Life and Opinions of Zacharias Lichterreesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-32358565364561183482020-12-11T23:33:16.352-05:002020-12-11T23:33:16.352-05:00It was quirky and fun.It was quirky and fun.reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-75613967241005374602020-12-11T16:56:46.519-05:002020-12-11T16:56:46.519-05:00Hahah: "serious and boring". Indeed! Thi...Hahah: "serious and boring". Indeed! This sounds like a rewarding little read. Buried In Printhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00808249065026802365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-87864504917010339592020-12-11T09:59:47.885-05:002020-12-11T09:59:47.885-05:00It showed up in a bookstore here at a moment when ...It showed up in a bookstore here at a moment when I could visit.reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-21321771400168703202020-12-11T07:16:29.321-05:002020-12-11T07:16:29.321-05:00I will look for it.I will look for it.Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-27537937384632974952020-12-07T23:28:49.049-05:002020-12-07T23:28:49.049-05:00haha, yes...haha, yes...mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647084124715892324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-41957018986711585702020-12-07T11:36:09.844-05:002020-12-07T11:36:09.844-05:00I know. That blurb would have gotten me to read th...I know. That blurb would have gotten me to read the book all on its own. I only found it once I started the introduction, so I was already committed.reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-42901456729854820392020-12-07T11:35:12.122-05:002020-12-07T11:35:12.122-05:00It is odd and interesting and it has a tolerable a...It is odd and interesting and it has a tolerable amount of philosophy... ;-) ...at least for me. <br /><br />Before I signed up for the challenge the first year, I looked at how many European countries I could cover by my reading the previous year, and it was ten or something. So like most of the challenges I sign up for, it wasn't really very challenging. But still fun to think about!reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-83454713339989251472020-12-07T11:32:07.867-05:002020-12-07T11:32:07.867-05:00For all its philosophizing it reads pretty well, j...For all its philosophizing it reads pretty well, just not much narrative to draw you along. And it does provoke thought. Was I meant to think of Wittgenstein? I don't know, but I did.<br /><br />'Mendacious' strikes me as a little strong--it implies a will to be misunderstood--when mostly there's just a muddle of misunderstandings, I figure. I think languages do make a difference, just never as much as we want.<br /><br />But see, there the book did make us think...reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-49305521717240540672020-12-07T11:23:19.958-05:002020-12-07T11:23:19.958-05:00Wow, "the story of the Baal Shem Tov as told ...Wow, "the story of the Baal Shem Tov as told by Sterne." Outstanding.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-52202169158874023712020-12-07T00:20:17.835-05:002020-12-07T00:20:17.835-05:00Sounds odd but interesting. I quite like philosop...Sounds odd but interesting. I quite like philosophy but it depends how it is delivered and too much of it can be overwhelming. Congratulations on the challenge. I did try it one year but my reading isn't that varied. At least, not yet.Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-22807494775578258412020-12-06T23:18:23.541-05:002020-12-06T23:18:23.541-05:00"the mendacious use of language"; yes, b..."the mendacious use of language"; yes, but, he said... i wonder what sound was like before languages were invented. and did their invention make any difference in the real world. what if humans never evolved... this seems a very interesting book, if complicated...mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647084124715892324noreply@blogger.com