Who goes there? Is it Only Me? Is it Myself?

I enjoyed the second half of Nadja a great deal more than I did the first. The pictures of Nadja's artwork were much more intriguing than previous visuals, as they were open to more interpretation, and in their abstraction held  more of an mysterious, unknown quality, rather than simply "here is a picture of this person/place." I also liked the list of his favorite quotes from Nadja on pages 115 and 116. Reading all the quotes strung together out of context, it struck me as very much like a collage. In many cases, there's no direct meaning to gain from the quotes, yet the juxtaposition of the seemingly superfluous ("Pink is better than black, but the two harmonize.") with the seemingly profound ("Before the mystery. Man of stone, understand me.") instigates a vast spectrum of emotions all at once.

I thought our other readings were interesting as well. Once I accepted that "N" was basically nonsensical, I was able to appreciate the play with language, especially in the first paragraph under "Animal Gospel," with its constant repetitions, and "Gospel Incompletely," which just sounded beautiful to me. "Daily News" was a bit too disjointed for my taste, but I liked how the layout of many of the poems enabled you to read them in a variety of ways. There were also some very powerful phrases created with those few choice words that I really loved, such as "the years were a casket."