In His Own Words

Tag: Central/South American literature

  • The Invention of Morel

    The Invention of Morel

    Review: Why had I never heard of this book or this author? Actually it is quite simple when I think about it. If you ask me or any reasonably well read person, “Can you name a South American novelist?” the answer is going to be Jose Luis Borges or Gabriel Garcia Marquez. When you have… Read more

  • 100 Years of Solitude

    100 Years of Solitude

    Review: Very well written but needed an editor. It just went on too long. Really exquisite prose, but it felt tedious near the last third of the book. Overall rating: How I discovered or acquired this book: RNG4LRP Noteworthy experiences while reading this book: World spiraling into chaos from Covid-19 Check out author’s other books?… Read more