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The Invention of Morel is a treatment of the mysterious island plot with a characteristic South American flair for the bizarre. The narrator, trapped on an island, keeps a diary of his experiences: his love for Faustine, his opposition to Morel, and his continued discovery of a machine that can take...
Sometimes a great novel is easy to pass over for its simplicity, its small size, its apparent lack of a grand vision. A large, tumbling novel filled with a plethora of characters and intricate plot can pull a reader in and offer a variety of avenues to explore. Thus the temptation to quickly read Ad...
Es un gran libro, se merece todas las buenas críticas que recibe. Lo único que no terminó de gustarme fue que se nos terminan explicando los porques y comos de la historia, como un villano contando sus planes antes de matar al héroe. Pero es lo de menos, el resto del libro lo vale. Es una pena que s...
It's hard for me to rate a book in translation. I always feel that anything I might view as a shortcoming is the fault of the translator (fair or not). With that being said, I liked the second half of this little book much more than the first half. There was too much repetition throughout, which was...
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