Jacques the Fatalist - Diderot

"Fate moves us, but we know nothing about it"

This is a very interesting 'book' ( the writer insists in many of his interruptions to the story that its neither a 'story' nor a 'novel' ), with a form that very closely resembles its theme...

Somehow depicting the society of the period, taking many ( many ) shots at the clergy and the socialites and displaying stories and events that to 'Jacques' are simply due to the fact that it was written 'up there'... You wait from the beginning of the book to know where Jacques and his master ( or his valet - we don't know who is whom because Jacques is a proactive leader valet who is a fatalist!! ) are going, or what are the stories of his loves .... but ... seems its written 'up there' that there will be many interruptions, and that you can't really know ...

A humorous series of stories ... not interconnected tightly ... the writer intrudes alot ... and the whole thing is like a dismantled piece where you have to assemble the small parts ... somehow reflecting an atmosphere of freedom ... that allows the writer to discuss many themes and ideas of different philosophies ...

So many contradictions in the characters and the events.. and interruptions from Diderot himself, make this book even if a bit annoying at first ... a funny and intriguing piece ..