pickBrave stuff.
Sure it‘s nearly impossible to understand anything that‘s going on, but the writing is so forceful and unpredictable that I had to love it. I just buckled in and let the...um, narrative? take me wherever it wanted.
It takes a lot to pull off a book like this—you really have to come with some vibrant, visceral prose and moods—but this definitely passes the test. I loved the challenge of it and feel like I learned a lot to boot.
A bookshop in Antwerp (including the bloke in the hat who I've been tagging along with on this trip)
The words underneath are what is above the Windows on each side of the building
“... Maybe it was the mafia. Maybe they committed suicide. Maybe it was all a dream. The wind in the rocks. The Mediterranean. Blue.”
pickIt read like a David Lynch movie, with a dreamlike quality. Lots of different characters: shady policeman, hunchback, English author, Jewish girl..... there's murder and a lot of murkiness, no chance of working any of it out! In saying that an enjoyable short read. Something different in between books 📚❤️
I love Bolaño's writing. This is more a book of observations so far, I don't see it being every ones cup of tea unless you're already a big fan. ❤️
Think I'll read this today, another short book. It will be 'A' from my #LitsyAtoZ and also my#LRC15 #translated choice for my Litsy bingo challenge. Definitely can be read in a couple of hours 💞👍🏼📚
My #litsyAtoZ I'm using this challenge to read books that I already own. The only one I don't have is Mississippi Blood but it has been preordered for a while. The blank spaces.....I've a few to choose from. I'm on Purple Hibiscus at the moment and loving it 👍🏼📚💞
Antwerp | 
so-so
