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marvelann replied to your post “Meme thing”

Yay Cortázar! 😀

marvelann replied to your post “Meme thing”

(boo Sartre xD)

:)) TBH I’ve never read anything by Sartre before that one play, and I quite liked it. But I love, love Cortázar. It’s been a while since a book has…

😀 Thank you so much for the list! I’ve read The Aleph by Borges and did like it, so you were spot on with that one!

Any opinions on Ernesto Sabato? I remember reading a book by him (Antes del fin, maybe?) almost 6 years ago and really enjoying his writing style. Now, a good friend of mine has been insisting that I try Abaddón el exterminador. Time issues aside, I’m pretty tempted.

I.. honestly don’t like him much. I read El túnel and Sobre héroes y tumbas (which goes before Abaddón, I think?) and he’s just so… Argentinian, ugh xD But his writing style is indeed impeccable and if you like deep psychological analysis of characters you’re going to love him (and if you don’t like the characters you’re pretty much screwed because he won’t give you a break). But your friend probably knows what you like way better than me so give it a try! He’s by no means a bad writer, on the contrary (?).

I usually love books (and films) that focus on thorough descriptions of their characters, but then there’s Dostoevsky 😛 Granted, I only read The Brothers Karamazov, and do plan on giving his books a second chance, but that novel was exasperating. It was a disappointing experience, because I heard so many good things about the author, but most of the characters just felt unnatural (?) to me. I just couldn’t connect with that book, no matter how much I tried.