Iulia’s Reviews > In Evil Hour > Status Update

the (hypothetical) perfect-attendance-kid urge to keep pushing instead of DNF-ing is… indescribable

is this going to be my first DNF ever? might just be, I cannot get through more than 5 pages at a time and I am not enjoying myself (nor am I getting anything else out of if except for this single nice line:
‘Then he threw his chair back to the limit of its springs and in that posture he was startled by the definite certainty that he was living out a minute of his life.’

this is starting to feel like a very convoluted I-hate-going-to-the-dentist joke

I feel like those who give ratings ranging from 3 to 5 are already fans of the author’s and end up elevating it despite what it really is, solely because of it being a Marquez (I’m sure I’ll love his books but this is my first, not impressed by the name). I might lack the depth to fully grasp the political unrest aspect of it but really now though - am I supposed to like this? be intrigued? entranced? appalled?

something funny about my wanting to read The General In His Labyrinth for the past 6-7 years, only to choose this as my introduction to the author💀