I tried but I don‘t like Gonzalo, I don‘t like Carla and I don‘t like the humour. Some parts are funny others just feel forced and silly. Zambra can write, especially steamy scenes but this book or maybe even this author is just not for me.
I tried but I don‘t like Gonzalo, I don‘t like Carla and I don‘t like the humour. Some parts are funny others just feel forced and silly. Zambra can write, especially steamy scenes but this book or maybe even this author is just not for me.
I‘ve now read three of this guy‘s books….
I had a good idea for this review but was half-asleep and didn‘t want to type it….
Zambra does many things: his work is playful; it cares deeply about the characters; meta as fuck; and one of the best parts—it‘s literature-obsessed.
You can‘t have read Bolaño‘s fiction without this stuff reminding you of it.
There‘s also mixed media!
His work gives me a lot…the whole story is moving…I kind of cried.
A story about relationships, especially family & the one between a stepishfather & stepish son. It was also a story about the Chilean literary/poetry scene & finding identity in the shadows of some of the literary giants that have come from Chili & South/Central America.
Zambra has a humorous voice that is full of warmth & has a way of highlighting the seemingly mundane aspects of living & showing the often overlooked impact they have.