a very powerful book; as thin as it is, it's not for a second an easy read and proves once more that less words can mean more depth, if chosen right. i am definitely a fan of Llosa's now, and eager to read more of what he has written.
I didn't suffer this much with any book since Twilight. But now I'm older and wiser and have learnt that we don't have to finish every books we started.
Translated by Helen R Lane.Dedication: To Julia Urquidi Illanes, to whom this novel and I owe so muchOpening: I was very young and lived with my grandparents in a villa with white walls in the Calle Ocharán, in Miraflores.3.5*.
This is a book I'm supposed to like, but it just never caught. Not much of a review -- I was just happy I finished it.
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