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        Jenny (Reading Envy)
      
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This book kicked my butt, and at 200 pages in I seriously considered abandoning it. It is very dense writing - very little dialog, with repeating names of characters and similar story lines. I like the moments of magical realism but they were not frequent enough for me to make the book worthwhile. I know this is supposedly one of the most remarkable literary works from South America but it just wasn't what I was in the mood for. A few quotations that stood out:
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A challenging read...but the words drip off the page like a cool, sweet South American drink. It's worth the trouble it takes to read. Makes me wish I could read Spanish.
  
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