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wellreadredhead
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Day 29: I love Diaz and this short story collection is fabulous! #septemberphotochallenge #somethingfor september #day29 #shortstories

Gulfsidemusing Yes, it is!! The audio version is fabulous. 8y
Kitta Love this book 😍 8y
Caterina I read this book back in 2012 and didn't like it. I believe I thought it vulgar and also inaccessible due to not knowing Spanish. I was also 18 at the time. Would it be worth a second try? 8y
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wellreadredhead @Caterina It is vulgar and it does include some Spanish words, but those are on purpose because of the narrator. If you didn't like it because of those reasons, I wouldn't suggest you try it again. It's meant to be provocative and I don't find the few Spanish words to make the writing inaccessible. There are just words in Spanish that don't translate perfectly. 8y
Caterina @collegecatlady Maybe it was a mix of Spanish and an unfamiliar culture. I was really disappointed because I wanted to like it and everyone said it was amazing (and it was certainly my own shortcoming that made me not like it)! Maybe it was too provocative for me - I think I didn't like the narrator and didn't feel emotionally drawn in. 8y
wellreadredhead @Caterina I can understand that, but I was drawn in because of the poverty. I grew up very poor and Diaz's writing felt like home. 8y
NovelGirl82 This sounds like a great read! 8y
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bandigiu
Sobre hroes y tumbas | Ernesto Sbato
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Some bookstore love as well. This is Ateneo in Buenos Aires. It is a theatre converted to bookstore with a café on the stage.?

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Rose1 Hi! I'm from BA, and it is really beautiful. No photo will ever do it justice. 8y
CoffeeAndABook Oh WOW! That's just a dream ✨ 8y
bandigiu @Rose1 completely agree! I visited your beautiful city almost three years ago and I had to be dragged away from that bookstore!😋 8y
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Anniepie120 Had a mocha in the cafe on stage! 8y
Gissy Precioso!!! Único! 8y
Mona So beautiful✨ 8y
yyzbooklover We had one in Toronto too, but it closed :( 8y
VaporReads Wow. Thats unreal. 8y
EmilyRehaume 😱 O M GOSH! I want to go there 8y
Liatrek Amazing! Adding to my places to bucket list. 8y
Nute So cool. I wish I was there. 8y
Afeen OMG!!! 7y
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