![]() ![]() It is a sensual novel, written poetically. There is nothing I can do that will make any difference. I know it is your voice in the corridor but when I run outside the corridor is empty. Do the dead find peace beyond the rattle of the world? What peace is there for us whose best love cannot return them even for a day? I raise my head to the door and think I will see you in the frame. On grief: “Fragile creatures of a small blue planet, surrounded by light years of silent space. That surprises me that with the hurt and the mess comes a shift of recognition. ![]() And if anyone has said this was the price I would have agreed to pay it. Memory makes me lightheaded, drunk on champagne. On love: “Sometimes I think of you and I feel giddy. It is an examination of identity, love, and grief. But by the end, the narrator is changed profoundly. While the narrator initially seems aloof, personality traits emerge – selfishness, temper, inability to commit. I was surprised at how much we got to know the narrator through actions and language. The reader may choose, based on the reader’s own background, preferences, and experiences. The gender of the narrator is not revealed. The narrator eventually falls in love with Louise, a married woman. We follow the narrator’s many exploits on a quest for love and self-knowledge. The unnamed narrator is a philanderer, conducting relationships with both men and women. ![]()
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