Juan Carlo's recent posts

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Epa Jesus! Fíjate que con ambos libros (el que tú lees y el de Rishdie) me pasó lo mismo: los emepcé a leer, y justo cuando me estaban atrapando, tuve que dejarlos pues no eran míos (ni siquiera prestados). En fin... Ahora que lo conseguí, lo espero con mucha expectativa. Lo que recuerdo es una novela muy extraña, pero bien original. Sí te lo recomiendo, aunque por si acaso espérate a que lo lea para darte veredicto final. :)

¿Qué creen que haya impulsado el boom de libros que estamos viviendo de unos años para acá? La respuesta oficial y estudiada estaba en uno de los números de El Librero, pero quiero oir sus opiniones.

Hey nobody's perfect. I'd love to read War And Peace or </i>Crime & Punishment</i> in their original languages. Have to wait a bit, though. ;) Take care!

Definitely will check out Away From Her. I'm glad you found one of LAtin America's literary treasures to your liking. I strongly recommend you check out next Chronicle Of A Death Foretold, just so you can see how the man can construct a brilliant story in the oddest way. Since I take it you're also a film buff, think about the structure (not the story) of Memento. Then, try TNo One Writes To The Coronel. And finally, go for the magnum opus: One Hundred Years Of Solitude.

I say this without any ill feelings, but I wish you could read Gabo's works in Spanish. It's just not the same, he uses the language in such brilliant ways that many of it gets lost in translation. But please enjoy!

I haven't read the book yet, but the movie was semigood at best. So for now, I "sorta" disagree. I promise to read the book and then either eat this comment or verify it. :-)