Monday, September 3, 2007

The Squishiness of Things (Marc Kompaneyets)


I had seen this book several months ago and was immediately drawn to cover. The colors just set off my mind. Also, the word squishiness! Without this book, I'm not sure I would have had the pleasure of saying that wonderful word so many times here lately.

The story is of Hieronymus, the great knower of things. He has studied and measured all that there is to study and measure. One day he finds an object that sends him on a chase to learn the last thing he cannot explain.

A wild search through many lands leads him back to his home and to the realization that although he knows everything else, he has no idea who he is.

It's a journey of self-discovery and shows the importance of a little introspection.

As the Temple of Apollo at Delphi had inscribed..."Know Thyself."