La Maravilla (Alfredo Véa, Jr.)
At first, I had a hard time getting into this novel. Perhaps this is because I was trying to read it in 5-minute increments…. Anyway, once I dedicated a more significant amount of time to…
At first, I had a hard time getting into this novel. Perhaps this is because I was trying to read it in 5-minute increments…. Anyway, once I dedicated a more significant amount of time to…
First impressions: interesting, entertaining, puzzling. I’m really interested by how the form of this novel — alternating chapters that initially appear to be in separate worlds but ultimately converge — mirrors the content. Not only…
Now I can see why so many people recommended this book to me. It’s a very interesting read, especially for someone who’s interested in the things I’m interested in. For one thing, the politics of…
I’ve read this book a number of times now, but every time it has me from the first sentence: “There was once, in the country of Alifbay, a sad city, the saddest of cities, a…
If I had to describe this veritable tome of a book in one word, I’d have to say that that word is INTENSE. I’ve read Rushdie in the past — Haroun and the Sea of…