The Box Man

by Kobo Abe | Literature & Fiction |
ISBN: 0865474613 Global Overview for this book
Registered by caldron of Brisbane, Queensland Australia on 1/26/2005
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4 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by caldron from Brisbane, Queensland Australia on Wednesday, January 26, 2005
Amazon.co.uk Synopsis
"A man who chooses to exist in a small cardboard box records life in the box and his observations of the world from its small window."

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Haven't had time to read this yet, but I'll take it to the MeetUp today.

Journal Entry 2 by 9moons from Brisbane, Queensland Australia on Sunday, May 15, 2005
sounds wacky, yet strangely intriguing...

Journal Entry 3 by 9moons from Brisbane, Queensland Australia on Thursday, June 2, 2005
I could not get into this AT ALL. I nearly gave up on it a couple of times, and only through sheer stubborn will did I finish it. I just had to know whether it got better...
I'm sure if I gave this some conscious deep thought, I could come up with some themes of self-image, individualism, our materialistic society, or work out how the photos in the book are connected to the story, but frankly I couldn't be bothered ;)
I hope someone, somewhere out there gets something out of this book, and journals it for goodness' sake, because I'm struggling to come up with any redeeming qualities :(

Journal Entry 4 by Amjoco from Golden Beach, Queensland Australia on Sunday, June 19, 2005
Picked up from the meetup today at Stones Corner. It looks strange and intriguing. I've read a few books before that were translated from Japanese and they were slightly off-kilter. I hope I have better luck with this one than 9moons did.

Journal Entry 5 by goodthinkingmax from Sydney CBD, New South Wales Australia on Monday, October 3, 2005
Thank you. It's great receiving another surprise parcel in the post. Hope I have more luck getting into this book then the previous journal entry readers.

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