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  Native Son by Richard Wright is 20 th on The Modern Library’s Best 100 Novels site, appears among the All-TIME 100 Novels, it is one of The 1,000 Novels Everyone Must Read and it is ranked 111 th on The Greatest Books of All Time site     <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhODnZhRkjjKbJaqofBhInS1vPtdbQ7TSG1OuYCE4tJ6LAQv7kr-kefoHr1fGZibMv8had3Q1JbsVRrY42HH8yU-EUg1RD2D5jQ6ac83ygZ5RJfuFch_xBn0b4Jz5oDykieeEIQp2RejM8L0tlPBRtrXD7MWlX6KzRS0LLTU6myolWwovTL5bi07UdW1z1r/s1600/image.jpeg" /> 10 out of 10   Somehow, Native Son reminds me of The Son https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/2026/11/the-son-by-philipp-meyer-was-finalist.html and since I am close to my rating of 10 out of 10, I must amend that, to some extent – why am I using commas, Duras, anyway, somebody quoted in The Cost of Living dismisses them –   It feels as if Native Son is more than just one novel, or at least, there are a few narratives, themes...

  The Cost of Living by Deborah Levy is one of The 100 Best Books of The 21 st Century, according to The Guardian, albeit it is ranked just 10368 th on The Greatest Books of All Time site; my own verdict is: this is a very good read         <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhODnZhRkjjKbJaqofBhInS1vPtdbQ7TSG1OuYCE4tJ6LAQv7kr-kefoHr1fGZibMv8had3Q1JbsVRrY42HH8yU-EUg1RD2D5jQ6ac83ygZ5RJfuFch_xBn0b4Jz5oDykieeEIQp2RejM8L0tlPBRtrXD7MWlX6KzRS0LLTU6myolWwovTL5bi07UdW1z1r/s1600/image.jpeg" /> 9 out of 10   Swimming Home https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/2025/10/swimming-home-by-deborah-levy.html is another great book by Deborah Levy, shortlisted for The Booker Prize – the author has had Hot Milk selected for the same prestigious award -with a very striking, appealing, erotic narrative, a naked girl is there, in the pool, from the start   The debut of The Cost of Living is equally intriguing, and cap...

  Batman by Bill Finger, Bob Kane – this is not the kind of literature, or motion picture that I prefer, consequently, this is not going to be favorable, I think, and besides, you probably have all the ‘essence’ here – however, I should feel comradeship for Batman, seeing as I took part in the Revolution that deposed Ceausescu http://realini.blogspot.com/2022/03/realini-in-newsweek-participant-in.html ergo I see myself as a minor Batman, in my youth, if something of a less active, more mature (ex-bat)man -look at the picture down here     <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg07xtKX7lHAExP_Jd9tUAmuUv1T9tEZPDun9Y8s04P1h_ymcabHURlHiBTAk4tX3h5apfBNaGBB5fXWYDg1l1PMbDwe-sxOmKgHu7jqonTYqMbLN3sn8v4IK9tYpTOhoU9QskQOdfmHmuOO__7VxE7VMYk03zQZcPnKpMjQIKR7NN_lL3TbJuoZZsASVLO/w177-h316/image.jpeg" />   7 out of 10   Martin Scorsese https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/2025/03/casino-written-by-nicholas-pileggi-and.html war...

  The River Wild by Denis O’Neill is entertaining, adventure is the key word, perhaps, but I am still thrilled by The Blue Wave, the victory of the good side in the elections that took place the other day in America, kudos     <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhODnZhRkjjKbJaqofBhInS1vPtdbQ7TSG1OuYCE4tJ6LAQv7kr-kefoHr1fGZibMv8had3Q1JbsVRrY42HH8yU-EUg1RD2D5jQ6ac83ygZ5RJfuFch_xBn0b4Jz5oDykieeEIQp2RejM8L0tlPBRtrXD7MWlX6KzRS0LLTU6myolWwovTL5bi07UdW1z1r/s1600/image.jpeg" /> 8 out of 10   The River Wild reminded me of Deliverance https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/2025/08/deliverance-by-james-dickey-is-one-of.html because both take place on and near a Wild River, crazy men are involved in both, and there is violence, although this is where the villains resort to different tactics, and the results look similar, but just form a distance   The most important trait of River Wild is that a woman dominates, she wins...

Links with ordeal of native American ordeal Son Little big     Magnificent build up Bigger and his family living in poverty may get a break, but the job offer becomes a curse The parents are alright, they want to help given five million, a billion today to the casue of the Negroes, as they called them then Nevertheless, being white is the reason for the tragedy, and misfortune I would say, the young, blonde, is she, woman has this boyfriend who is a communist, they show compassion, perhaps too fortright, pressing their mateness on him They drink too much, Mary gets intoxicated, she asked him to lie to ther father about her resence at this communist beano He helps her to her bedroom, then it gets erotic and they would have sex, which would is called rape today, since she was inebriated The blind mother comes to the room, asking about her daughter, and desperate to avoid exposure, Bigger puts a pillow on her head, and then accidetanlly kills her Disposing of th...

  Days Without End by Sebastian Barry was ranked 74th on The Guardian's list of the 100 best books of the 21st century, BBC News listed Days Without End on its list of the 100 most influential novels, although it is only 5230 th on the Greatest Books of All time site, and even worse, I could not find it engaging enough to go all the way with it     <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIEoFP4pPqV2TBCAuvHuE9Wjtb_OkyYih7m14ZhOA5tvUHHr3vz4Bz2x8XDeaLG886QN-foIDkDUF3gAQ2cI934xMvNzBCdUSuJhHlXegYK6WLcTQofWplyb30ZBNXSzxNs8rrdi3crVbSDWHs87OtXXHId3v7K60z76wdzeNIJqEeapSuxM3n_OBWM5g4" />   7 out of 10   I have enjoyed A Long Long Way https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/2024/03/a-long-long-way-by-sebastian-barry-is.html by Sebastian Barry, and Days Without End started not just promising, it looked like a Joy ride, but then, for various reasons, mostly, or completely mea culpa, the interest waned, until it nearly disappeared ...