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This is one of the weirder novels I've tackled this year -- I had actually put this one off for a while because it seemed like a daunting read -- and turned out to be one of my favorites, what with the dissonant clashing of grit and (literal) Hollywood romance. The setting in an Argentinian prison is unusual, as are the characters, prison-mates who I couldn't help but picture as Peter Lorre and James Dean (umm...yeah, I'll just leave you to match them up). There's also ...more
This is one of the weirder novels I've tackled this year -- I had actually put this one off for a while because it seemed like a daunting read -- and turned out to be one of my favorites, what with the dissonant clashing of grit and (literal) Hollywood romance. The setting in an Argentinian prison is unusual, as are the characters, prison-mates who I couldn't help but picture as Peter Lorre and James Dean (umm...yeah, I'll just leave you to match them up). There's also ...more
Many times, when I read a book with lots of post-modern "tricks", the writing method becomes the main focus and the story becomes secondary. Kiss of the Spider Woman is successful because this did not happen, despite Manuel Puig's experimental approach. The novel is a combination of dialogue similar to a play, official government documents, psychological footnotes on homosexuality, and drug-induced dreams. There is not central narrative voice which ties these different parts together, yet the bo
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I really enjoyed the main body of this story, however the long recounting of movie plots, and the copious amounts of footnotes were very off putting.
Jul 11, 2013
Jen
marked it as to-read
Apr 08, 2025
Yokk
marked it as to-read
