I found about The Midnight Library when I voted The Best Book of the Year 2020 on Goodreads, a few weeks ago. It's actually called the Best Choice Award or something. I have voted for books whose authors I've heard of or I have read before, but also blindly, like in a poker game. I didn't fill all the categories, I'm not interested in Young Adult, nor Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction. I voted in Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Nonfiction, Memoir & Autobiography, History & Technology, and … [Read more...]
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2666 by Roberto Bolaño Is a Limitless Masterpiece
I don't attempt for an original review when writing about the magnificent novel 2666 by the Chilean writer, Roberto Bolaño. Even so, I don't think that this exquisite novelistic marathon got enough praise from the critics. Amongst them, the following, by the Spanish Rodrigo Fresán is by far, my favorite: "2666 is one of those strange, exquisite, and astonishing experiences that literature offers us only once in a long time. The crucial and amazing thing is not that it's unfinished, but that it … [Read more...]
Soft Spoilers in 3 Books and the 3 Movies Based Upon Them
The soft spoilers are not actually spoilers, they are only some thoughts of mine regarding certain novels put on screen, by that resulting in a different outcome. Anyway, between two creative expressions of the same idea, the novel, and the movie, I prefer the novel. One exception comes to my mind, though, and this is the first Harry Potter book. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is definitely better on screen. [source for The Hoods] Soft Spoilers in The Hoods Maybe you know … [Read more...]
Ghostwritten by David Mitchell, One of the Best Debut Novels in English
Ghostwritten is David Mitchell's debut novel and it is a heck of a read. It is the best book I've read in years, and as I already stated when reviewing number9dream, it reminds me of Salman Rushdie. I don't want to explain why is that. This is not a novel, it is a collection of stories with some things in common. It is up to you to discover them. I haven't read Cloud Atlas yet, so I don't know why everybody compares Ghostwritten with it; I have watched the movie, but I don't remember much at … [Read more...]
Number9Dream by David Mitchell – A Futuristic Quest in Tokyo
I have just finished reading Number9Dream, David Mitchell's second novel. I have enjoyed it so much that I've immediately started reading his first one, Ghostwritten, which I hope to go smoother. I was very busy lately, there were whole days in a row when I couldn't open a book, there were weeks in which I have neglected my blogs for the same reasons. Doesn't matter now, because I have a lot to say, to write, to complain, to fulfill. If you are already subscribed, your inbox will increase its … [Read more...]
Killing Floor, a Debut Novel in a Very Successful Series
First Lee Child novel, Killing Floor, was unexpectedly gory, not to mention the one in a million coincidences that took place. Very catchy, captivating, you find in the first two pages that Jack Reacher is no academic, he is a tough mix. After finishing my lecture, I wasn't pushed to read the next one though, but I understand what may appeal to millions of his fans. Jack Reacher as a major series character The main character in this pretty huge novel series, is Jack Reacher, a … [Read more...]
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