this is probably a really good book if you're a chan (zen (&c)) buddhist. i'm not, though, & i found it underannotated for my purposes. i'd be completely lost if i didn't have some prior knowledge of basic daoist & buddhist concepts. still, it's an interesting read
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Gay prison love; class difference marriage; existential crisis. It's really hard to decide where the weight falls in this novel.
My diving bell becomes less oppressive, and my mind takes flight like a butterfly. Le Scaphandre et Le Papillon [The Diving Bell and the Butterfly]...
I know this more through the Hepburn/O'Toole movie, which you should watch rather than read, but still I'll read my copy after I watch the movie ev...