I first heard of him after reading a quote of his in a book about Karl Kraus. "The more I understand about people, the more I love the company of dogs." So I thought this might be a guy I can relate to.
The book of his that I read was a selection of his writings, The Harz Journey and the like, and I didn't realize until I was reading it that I haven't had a good pick-me-up book in a while, though there were bits of "Depressing Thoughts are Bad for You Health" here are there, it was fun to read about a guy who refuses to let go of the wonders life does have to offer. It kind of felt like I was reading The Poetics of Space again. And I loved hos views on religion and philosophy, I felt very reassured by him saying that if you are to get into philosophy then you need some sense of humor, other wise you're going to go a little crazy. Though I'm not sure if I'm going to read more of his since I feel like I got all that I need from this book, though I have felt that way about other writers and later when I did start reading another book I felt like an idiot for not reading is sooner.
If anyone else has read his works then I'd love to know your thoughts.
by NotBorris