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Coincidence

I had a lovely day out yesterday, visiting a friend. She left me at the station for the return journey – and I found the train was delayed, so I’d have an extra hour or so of travel. Happily even this very modest-sized station had its own modest-sized shop, with a little revolving stand with a few paperbacks. Nothing exactly grabbed me as I browsed, but there was one detective novel, so I bought that.

One of the book’s main characters consults and quotes the I Ching.

🙂

4 thoughts on “Coincidence”

  1. It’s Peter Robinson, A Necessary End. Don’t seek it out especially for the I Ching bits – it only comes in twice. Near the beginning of the book we learn that someone received Hexagram 6 on the morning of a demonstration that turned into a riot; then someone casts 54.6, which looms ominously from time to time over the rest of the plot.

    On reflection, it’s actually a really good choice of line, so much so that I wonder if it might have been his inspiration for the whole scenario. Maybe you should buy the book just for the I Ching bits, after all; it only takes a few hours to read, and it’s available for £2.99 from the newsagent on Banbury station.

  2. Sounds very interesting. I have always liked Herman Hesse’s books – especially “The Glass Bead Game” that refers to the I-Ching in some very interesting ways.

    – Glen

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