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A review by erinlcrane
The Trouble With Being Born by E.M. Cioran
2.0
This was a weird read. I didn’t hate it or passionately dislike it. But it was very meh, I don’t feel like I got much from it. Some of the aphorisms struck me, but they didn’t usually feel revelatory.
I don’t think I minded the aphoristic style as much as his decision to just kind of vomit onto the page whatever thought came into his head. As far as I can tell that was a very conscious choice, but maybe not a good one, at least to me. I found it repetitive and it never really built to anything. Again, presumably a conscious decision on his part. Doesn’t mean it should have been published
I don’t think I minded the aphoristic style as much as his decision to just kind of vomit onto the page whatever thought came into his head. As far as I can tell that was a very conscious choice, but maybe not a good one, at least to me. I found it repetitive and it never really built to anything. Again, presumably a conscious decision on his part. Doesn’t mean it should have been published