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I like to get invested in werid, lovely, creepy, sad, fictionous books.
I'll try to leave a little comment as I finish them, in the language that I read them.
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Le pato reviewed The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa
Le pato reviewed Mort by Terry Pratchett
Le pato rated Bartleby y compañia: 4 stars
Le pato rated El matrimonio de los peces rojos: 4 stars
Le pato reviewed Notes of a Crocodile by Miaojin Qiu
Review of 'Notes of a Crocodile' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
It's hard to express how I feel about this book. I usually use other people's words to describe art, but I can do so to describe my feelings.
There are many segments of the book filled with raw emotion, and self-hatred, in which the main character can't understand herself, and in turn, can't understand others.
And on the side, we have the segments of a crocodile hiding under human skin, in a world full of crocodile delirium.
The parts I like the most and feel sad about the most are the ones in which I can recognize my own thoughts and feelings. Knowing about the author's passing makes it even sadder.
In the end, I can't help to think many aspects of the book are probably lost in my lack of context. I would love to be able to read it again in a few years, if possible in its …
It's hard to express how I feel about this book. I usually use other people's words to describe art, but I can do so to describe my feelings.
There are many segments of the book filled with raw emotion, and self-hatred, in which the main character can't understand herself, and in turn, can't understand others.
And on the side, we have the segments of a crocodile hiding under human skin, in a world full of crocodile delirium.
The parts I like the most and feel sad about the most are the ones in which I can recognize my own thoughts and feelings. Knowing about the author's passing makes it even sadder.
In the end, I can't help to think many aspects of the book are probably lost in my lack of context. I would love to be able to read it again in a few years, if possible in its native language.
Le pato rated Mis documentos: 4 stars
Le pato reviewed Los detectives salvajes by Roberto Bolaño
Le pato rated On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft: 3 stars
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
"Long live the King" hailed Entertainment Weekly upon the publication of Stephen King's On Writing. Part memoir, part master class …
Le pato rated White Book: 3 stars
Le pato rated Earthlings: 3 stars
Earthlings by 村田沙耶香, Ginny Tapley Takemori, Sayaka Murata
Natsuki isn't like the other girls. She has a wand and a transformation mirror. She might be a witch, or …
Le pato reviewed The Vegetarian by Han Kang
Le pato rated The Armored Saint: 3 stars
The Armored Saint by Myke Cole
In a world where any act of magic could open a portal to hell, the Order insures that no wizard …
Le pato rated American Gods (en español): American Gods (Brainstorming): 4 stars
American Gods (en español): American Gods (Brainstorming) by Neil Gaiman
American Gods (2001) is a fantasy novel by British author Neil Gaiman. The novel is a blend of Americana, fantasy, …
Le pato rated Convenience Store Woman: 4 stars
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
Keiko Furukura had always been considered a strange child, and her parents always worried how she would get on in …