189 Carl Jung preferred to use the term synchronicity, and they ten to occur in clusters
Sunday 12 July
190 Swatch of No Ground : Handke's No-Man's Land obsession --- in Handke Geology carries depth psychology, inner explorations, in Ghosh Meteorology carries depth psychology, exploration into interconnections like precognition and past lives remembered in both the areas of the earth "forgotten" about, no-man's areas are where things happen--- places where ordinary life structures are not featured,
places where all is smudged, blurred, multivalent, contingency, open, undefined,
203 five minutes after above "encircled by a smudged green line in the distance."
Jhorna----her native knowledge of fish --- to geology and meteorology we have of course ichthyology
221 goddess not geology controls the land and pond structures Manasa Devi bit Isha/Varsha to save her
so Dinu finds he also has been reincarnated from an earlier life and Vishna and he knew one another some how
cringe-worthy writing at various times throughout the book. skipped some of the later cooking passages, sped ahead a bit to get to the reveal. Tiru or Tipuru--Tipu's talk especially irritating. Can't help but wonder if Ghosh's proposal was fleshed out by a team of ghostwriters for the publisher, smells of committee work. Here's where we will say soon, gee, AI could have done this so much better.
oh well. Can easily see why Nicholas reviewed it on his blog. A fresh experience in novels to have the main character discover not just his true nature psychologically or in terms of sexuality or gender or ethnic identity but as a new reincarnation of earlier spiritual or cosmic life. The eco and planet ccrisis material seemed really weak, with the "irruption" of ancient, local divine beings and public outcry a sort of fairy tale with which to fight the billionaires in their bunkers counter fantasy-fear.
A hodge-podge brew. Perfect for some books clubs. etc oh well grist for readers of the paranormal
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