Steven Ray rated The Book of Disquiet: 4 stars
The Book of Disquiet by Fernando Pessoa (Serpent's Tail classics)
Sitting at his desk, Bernardo Soares imagined himself free forever of Rua dos Douradores, of his boss Vasques, of Moreira …
Quite the book. I can see why it is revered in Portugal. It has passages that are beautiful, enchanting. There are sections, it must be said, which I found tedious, even boring and hard to get through. But then his words will part the clouds and all is beautiful again, even when it is sad. A silent, tortured soul wrote in anonymity, of dreams and so much more. I may have to read this again at some point. Thank you, Fernando.
