tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366385969888572618.post8164307743179739321..comments2023-09-12T05:35:15.609-07:00Comments on Alessa's Adversaria: The Ending Is VitalAlessa Ellefsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01587451250007222192noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366385969888572618.post-54159817063041619262014-06-07T23:24:39.560-07:002014-06-07T23:24:39.560-07:00Unfortunately, my mind can't wrap itself aroun...Unfortunately, my mind can't wrap itself around poetry for too long. Rather, it finds it soporific after 5-10 minutes. Not that I can't find it really beautiful and admire it, but I don't think I could handle an entire "moody" book in one sitting. It's like how I can't stand yoga as a form of meditation, it's not active enough for me (besides, I'm about as bending as a piece of dry wood!).Alessa Ellefsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01587451250007222192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366385969888572618.post-55869670380769273982014-06-05T00:45:58.538-07:002014-06-05T00:45:58.538-07:00Interesting. It does not quite work, though, for b...Interesting. It does not quite work, though, for books/movies that are not story(plot)-based. The notion of beginning or end are irrelevant. Many of my most favorite books/movies are in this category ("One Hundred Years of Solitude", "Hopscotch", "a lot of Coetzee's work, "Russian Ark", etc.) To me, the plot is a secondary element, just a vessel to carry the mood/atmosphere/meaning.Lukasz Pruskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04057365964035909369noreply@blogger.com