6. Aug.
Bewertung:4

What begins as an apparent satire gets profound philosophical implications which revolve around the experience of the "idios"(ἴδιος) in the Greek sense of the term. The text is structured in alternate chapters featuring 6 randomly selected story arcs plus the main storyline in which an alcoholic bum becomes the unlikely means to a cosmic integration (the "marriage" between humanity and the collective hive mind "Medusa"). From my point of view, the style of writing is convoluted and obscure but this also makes the reading thought-provoking. One has to read it more slowly than usual to grasp the intentions of the author since there are several passages that can spur discussion.

To Marry Medusa
To Marry Medusavon Theodore SturgeonKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group