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Re: The History of the Siege of Lisbon *spoilers*

Posted by Joffre on 17/8/2011, 15:47:37, in reply to "Re: The History of the Siege of Lisbon *spoilers*"
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I finished the book last night. I'm planning to begin again tomorrow. I hope that I can concentrate better and enjoy it more. I hardly even noticed Saramago's lack of periods in The Gospel According to Jesus Christ and Blindness, but I found it difficult in this book. I'm assuming my mind just wasn't all with me. If I can't get more into the book pretty quickly this time, I won't finish a second reading now.

: Still, I'm not sure what the point was of having
: Raimundo re-write the history of the siege, only to
: have the end result be the same.

If the end result isn't the same, the alternate history is obviously false. I think part of the game is to play with the notion of history as a construct. The construct must fit the facts there can be no doubt of. It must appear to be a legitimate possibility.

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The History of the Siege of Lisbon - Steven 13/8/2011, 8:16:02
- Re: The History of the Siege of Lisbon - Sterling 13/8/2011, 11:56:17
  - Re: The History of the Siege of Lisbon *spoilers* - guillermo maynez 15/8/2011, 10:18:37
    - Re: The History of the Siege of Lisbon *spoilers* - Steven 15/8/2011, 15:07:49
      - Re: The History of the Siege of Lisbon *spoilers* - Joffre 17/8/2011, 15:47:37
      - Re: The History of the Siege of Lisbon *spoilers* - Joffre 1/9/2011, 10:32:34
- Re: The History of the Siege of Lisbon - Lale 15/8/2011, 13:41:06
  - Re: The History of the Siege of Lisbon - Steven 15/8/2011, 15:28:27
    - Re: The History of the Siege of Lisbon - guillermo maynez 16/8/2011, 13:58:46
      - Re: The History of the Siege of Lisbon - Steven 17/8/2011, 9:12:00
        
        Re: The History of the Siege of Lisbon - guillermo maynez 17/8/2011, 12:37:20
        
        Re: The History of the Siege of Lisbon - Steven 28/8/2011, 9:06:57
      - Re: The History of the Siege of Lisbon - Joffre 31/8/2011, 12:05:59
        
        Re: The History of the Siege of Lisbon - guillermo maynez 31/8/2011, 13:13:36
        
        Re: The History of the Siege of Lisbon - Joffre 1/9/2011, 9:34:41
        
        Re: The History of the Siege of Lisbon - Steve 16/9/2011, 13:51:10
        
        Re: The History of the Siege of Lisbon - Joffre 16/9/2011, 17:21:07
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--Previous Message-- : : I finished the book last night. I'm planning to begin : again tomorrow. I hope that I can concentrate better : and enjoy it more. I hardly even noticed Saramago's : lack of periods in The Gospel According to Jesus : Christ and Blindness , but I found it difficult in : this book. I'm assuming my mind just wasn't all with : me. If I can't get more into the book pretty quickly : this time, I won't finish a second reading now. : : Still, I'm not sure what the point was of having : Raimundo re-write the history of the siege, only to : have the end result be the same. : : If the end result isn't the same, the alternate : history is obviously false. I think part of the game : is to play with the notion of history as a construct. : The construct must fit the facts there can be no doubt : of. It must appear to be a legitimate possibility. : : :

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