Read from September 07 to 17, 2015 Description: Signs Preceding the End of the World is one of the most arresting novels to be published in Spanish in the last ten years. Yuri Herrera does not simply write about the border between Mexico and the United States and those who cross it. He explores t...
Excellent roman d'anticipation (?) sur la théorie des cordes qui personnellement m'intrigue beaucoup. Une longue mise en place qui vaut le coup, et un suspens maîtrisé d'une main de maître, qui vous tient en haleine. Beaucoup de questionnements et un moment passionnant.
I was provided a copy for review by Europa Editions through the GoodReads First Reads program. It is much appreciated!Lorenzo Mediano's The Frost on His Shoulders (trans. Lisa Dillman) is the recounting of events in a mountain village in the Pyrenees by the local school teacher. These events are con...
Reviewed for Shelf Awareness Readers' Issue, 8/17/2012:http://www.shelf-awareness.com/ar/readers/2012-08-17/me_who_dove_into_the_heart_of_the_world.html
From "Erk" to "Ewwwwww!" in 63 pages. I think that may be a record. This book was a $2 special at Big Lots, so I wasn't expecting phenomenal fiction, but I was expecting some decent historial fiction. Instead, what I got was a framing story about a 40 year old man who seduces a 17 year old orphan...