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This Argentinian surrealist novel was the influence of recent film and television shows, but, thankfully, I haven't seen those so I could look at the book in a totally separate way. I found it fascinating as an early-20th century view of frightening technology and the essence of what makes us and keeps us human beings. I loved the setting, the mystery, and the confused narrator. In addition to the technology theme, the narrator seemed to me to represent some elementals such as romantic obsession
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I wish I had read this when I was a bit younger so that I could have found great South American writers sooner. (Ah the joys of the American public school system!) It is a small piece that combines scifi/fantasy with excellent writing.
May 27, 2007
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