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| d-miurge |
| quote: | Originally posted by nchs09
Neruda? |
He was a communist 1! No jk, I studied him in highschool, it was maybe a bit too earl. I will try to read him again.
| quote: | Originally posted by nefardec
one of my all time favorite short stories of his is 'el jardin de senderos que se bifurcan' |
Even the title sounds good. :) |
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| Clovis |
MC Solaar is the first and only rapper I've ever heard use bifurquer in a song.
fun fact |
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| chach |
| COLOMBIA! :p Great book I couldn't imagine reading it in english though... |
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| Lira |
| I've got to ask you this, Clovis: why did you like this book? I just can't it at all. |
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| chach |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lira
I've got to ask you this, Clovis: why did you like this book? I just can't it at all. |
I liked it for the way it weas written, it's always nice to read something that doesn't follow the norm. This book pretty much has no plot, like wtf all books should have a plot. :p |
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| Clovis |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lira
I've got to ask you this, Clovis: why did you like this book? I just can't it at all. |
Man thats hard to say. I just really enjoyed the depth of the story and the way years pass in it as you read, and the way the pacing stretches and shortens time. The characters are amazingly developed and the way they interact was very realistic to me, in the way that their personality traits and family lineage defined them over the course of the book. The juxtaposition of fantastical, supernatural and magical elements along with reality and everyday events was masterful imo. |
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| Clovis |
| quote: | Originally posted by chach
Great book I couldn't imagine reading it in english though... |
When I read it I adopted a heavy spanish accent like that Marquez might have. :p |
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| RJT |
I read American Psycho for the first time this Summer and I actually just started this today:
Barely scratched the surface though. |
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| Krypton |
Just finished reading this..
Currently Reading..
My next book line-up
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by chach
I liked it for the way it weas written, it's always nice to read something that doesn't follow the norm. This book pretty much has no plot, like wtf all books should have a plot. :p |
I was going to mention that reading this book reminded me of the first time I listened to Merzbow's work, which I consider to be some sort of anti-music. I could see there was a completely different reality behind it, but what was I to do with it? I mean, I felt like I was given a hammer to bake a cake!
| quote: | Originally posted by Clovis
Man thats hard to say. I just really enjoyed the depth of the story and the way years pass in it as you read, and the way the pacing stretches and shortens time. The characters are amazingly developed and the way they interact was very realistic to me, in the way that their personality traits and family lineage defined them over the course of the book. The juxtaposition of fantastical, supernatural and magical elements along with reality and everyday events was masterful imo. |
I see. Hmm... I think I just haven't understood it yet. |
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| nefardec |
| quote: | Originally posted by Clovis
Man thats hard to say. I just really enjoyed the depth of the story and the way years pass in it as you read, and the way the pacing stretches and shortens time. The characters are amazingly developed and the way they interact was very realistic to me, in the way that their personality traits and family lineage defined them over the course of the book. The juxtaposition of fantastical, supernatural and magical elements along with reality and everyday events was masterful imo. |
yeah the constant collapsing of time and reoccurence is the key to the book :)
as for the juxtaposition, that's why they call this realismo mágico. it's a very common way of telling stories in latin american literature.
check out:
isabelle allende - la casa de los espiritus very similar to cien años, but perhaps more character based .
cien años is ridiculous because not only does it not have a plot, but the characters ebb in and out of importance. it's like a hundred different legends or stories woven into one complicated tapestry |
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| diggerz |
| quote: | Originally posted by RJT
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Everything Is Illuminated was a decent movie, did you read the book? I'll look into this, thanks 4 da heads up. |
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