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Ari Figue's Cat
Ari Figue's Cat
Ari Figue's Cat
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Ari Figue's Cat

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We cannot know both the reality of the Snow Angel and the trajectory of our desire. The one will erase the other, opposite poles of attraction we cannot hold together. But somewhere, (who cannot believe it will be so!) we may hear a Voice that will lead us to some greater freedom, from the prisons of memory, to visions of the Peaceable Kingdom, lead us on a Winter’s Night, even to the Left Side of the World, and grant us the gift of a new name.
So it was for Jacob, who first saw the angel on the Frankford El, and where she fell in the snow--a photograph, a note, an address to the house of Nacht. What could he do, but follow the signs? Ah, but there will be fire to pass through if you are to meet the messenger, with riddles, like koans that have no end. Follow the cat. Run your finger over the alphabet--feel where his teeth have left their marks, close your eyes, draw pictures in the dark, let your fingers tell the story, like reading brail, that it may unfold, not in words, but out of the unfathomable silence of the body.

LanguageEnglish
PublisherJacob Russell
Release dateMay 25, 2015
ISBN9781940830070
Ari Figue's Cat
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Jacob Russell

Visual artist, poet, novelist, Street Medic & activist. Live in West Philly. Jacob Russell is my pen name. Sign my art Willard (my legal first name).No Revolution without poetry! No Poetry without Revolution!

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  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    To be honest, I did not get it. I received it as some kind of stream of consciousness, more controlled than what you usually read. I have seen one review comparing it to an abstract picture, but without shapes and colors, what is an abstract tableau? Who is the elusive cat? a symbol, an allegory, but of what? If it had been described as poetry, I would understand better. If it was along some nouveau roman style, that too could be possible, bu I on't find the intimity of Sarraute, nor the genie of Bataille. Sorry, not for me.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    Even though I forced myself to read it in full, I quite never got the hang of this book. At times, I felt that it tried towards the fragmented, multi-poiny-of-view vision that one can experience in Tony Morrison's *Love*. But then, why impose to the reader the effort to figure out each time which character is the current focus? And contrary to this expectations, the different narratives do not have enough intersections to allow me to represent a full picture of what was (or has been, since there are multiple hints of a backstory) happening. The crossfire between the Nouveau Roman-like slices on internal monologue and this fragmented narration whose point I did not see (fragmented narration is useful if things happen at many places or if you want to give several accounts of the same events), I failed to understand where this book was trying to get me to. And ended up wondering if it were anything else than an exercise of style.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    This book was a lovely surprise: dense and poetic. The voices feel authentic, and the details narrated are crystal clear. There are definitely times when stuck reading an ebook on the phone a reader wishes to experience a pace different to the hurry-up-and-wait of the world, and Ari Figue's Cat really offers that escape. Interesting that the post-modern patchwork was achieved by a visual artist rather than an experienced writer.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This author is a noticer. He notices far more about a situation or a person that the average humanoid. His verse is a freefall look at chapters of a man's life. His writing style reflects his work in the visual and poetic arts. This is not an easy read. If you need a step by step plot, push aside your OCD and take this in sound bites. My thanks to the author and LibraryThing for a complimentary copy. I wonder if we ever rode the El together, Mr. Russell.
  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    1/5
    I did not finish this book. It just was not my cup of tea.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I won this book in LibraryThing's early reviewer program. I just finished it and it was amazing. This book is something between an art piece, a painting and a story.Or maybe this is both.It's full of fantasies which let's you close your eyes and start imagining and you might find a fading nice line between dream and real world.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Was given this book in exchange for honest review. Ari Figue's cat by Jacob Russell. An abstract painting that could be interpreted into endless possibilities. Love it. A great read for those who are interested in fiction and philosophy.

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