Thus Spake Zarathustra

Horror movies never frightened me in the same way certain works of literature and film did. Reading through Zarathustra as a teenager was a singularly powerful experience; the work defies categorization or genre, time or place. I was warned that Nietzsche was dangerous for young readers (like Machia......more

The best way that I can describe this book is as a religious experience, which is kind of paradoxical because the main idea of the book is that “God is dead.” When Zarathustra, the ancient Persian prophet, emerges from his 10-year solitude and exclaims that God has died, he doesn’t mean that literal......more

This is so many things at once: it is wise and intelligent; it is funny and perceptive; it is creative and playful, but it is also nonsensical and impenetrable. Simply put, I am not quite sure if I am ready for this book. I consider myself relatively well-read, but I do not feel well-read enough to......more

Se subînțelege, sper, că Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 - 1900) nu e înțeleptul meu preferat, deși, recunosc, alți cititori îl pot studia cu folos. Ceea ce am scris mai jos e doar o opinie foarte subiectivă. Aș dori să o judecați cu îngăduință... Nu mi-a plăcut niciodată proza poematică din Also sprach........more