Review: El lugar

El lugar by Mario Levrero
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Un libro que din duda no se puede pasar por alto y un escritor que vale la pena leer.
Simplemente un libro espectacular!

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Review: Youth Without God

Youth Without God by Ödön von Horváth
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Wonderful story about racism guilt truth and the results of the actions that we do.
It is a very short book, unfortunately, but it gets to show a very dark vision of guilt that may hit the reader hard. Highly recommended.

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Review: Strange News from Another Star

Strange News from Another Star by Hermann Hesse
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book is beautiful and it shows many profound topics for being such a short story.
It is a really interesting book with a lot to think about regardless of being a fairy tale. Hermann Hesse surely knows how to catch the reader with a so childlike, though serious book.

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Review: La elegancia del erizo

La elegancia del erizo by Muriel Barbery
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved this book.
It gives you so many topics to discuss and ponder about.
The main characters are in my opinion really interesting as they both are like hedgehogs who hide their real self, within a body full of spikes as the title suggests.
It walks through a wide variety of topics, and the author's background is clearly notisable. The language that it uses and the ways she expresses the topics is quite enjoyable.
It is a book that is worth reading.

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Review: Tokio blues

Tokio blues by Haruki Murakami
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Well, It's an entertaining book. You can also ponder over the situations depicted by Murakami and get to some sort of helpful thing. It's really hilarious sometimes and the picture that he gives about Uruguay is really funny.
Also, it's interesting considering Japanese culture, the little utopic world inside the mental care centre Ami. And preferring it over the outside world.
Overall it's a catching novel that will keep you hooked until the very end.
Plus Japanese writing is wonderful.

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Review: The Adventure of English: The Biography of a Language

The Adventure of English: The Biography of a Language by Melvyn Bragg
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A wonderful way to show the history of English language.

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Review: Animal Farm

Animal Farm by George Orwell
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I simply loved this book. How it is presented the whole idea of society, and domination from one over the others is wonderful, not even animals evade the corrosive stupidity and desires that keep human beings, behaving as we do. The development of the plot was astonishingly hilarious and catching while, driving me crazy by seeing the injustice and new government that arises from the very deep, dark desires of power.
And the ending, the very last line on this book, struck me so funny.
If you haven't read this book don't wait anymore go, get it, or buy it online and read it!

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The wolf comes out.

During dreadful days,
Thrilling nights,
The wolf comes to play,
Strong, bloodthirsty.

With furious eyes,
Threats the world,
Threats the stars,
And waits to pray.

Full moon rise,
He howls to thy,
Lovely eyes,
And sweetest rhyme.

Review: The English language

The English Language by David Crystal
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Very interesting information is shown in the book. I will take another look at it in the future, but it surely is a recommendable book. If you love English check, you won't be disappointed.
Also is a book that may be a path to some discussion and further investigation.


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The lying chimneys

Some fast passing,
Some standing still,
Light grey smoke,
The chimneys let go.

The darkened skies,
Show off again.
It lets us know,
How we are all, going to end.

In the fake spring noon,
Where we all fade,
The chimneys move,
They take no rest.

It's all obscure,
The night has come.
The sun secured,
Let them freeze out.

Review: Things Fall Apart

Todo se desmorona by Chinua Achebe
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Interesting book, I've read it because of the book club and, I must admit that it was quite an experience to see all the brutalities and shocking situations that, while compared to the society I live in, are atrocious in some cases. I highly recommend Things fall apart(original name) as it gets you through a whole different cultural background and characters that you may love and hate so deeply that you wish to crash the book against the wall.


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Review: 1984

1984 by George Orwell
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Wonderful book, absolutely loved it. A vast amount of twists. A really strong story and point of view, about modern society and how we live (or think we live). This is definitely a must read for every person out there, and all those who claim to be part of any political side and a party member. The way Orwell strikes our perception of society simply majestic, and brave I would say.

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Review: Linguistics

Linguistics by David Crystal
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The version I've read was, in fact, really short. This book has some interesting point of views yes, but I wanted to see more. Nevertheless is a good pocket book. I'd check it again probably.

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In spring

Blue is the sky outside, 

with the clouds and birds around, 

and the breeze of wind 

Review: Rushed

Rushed by Brian Harmon
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book is simply so, so, random. The story is well OK, nothing really original, you probably have read similar stuff but, well told. Nonetheless, it's hilarious, I laughed many time with how stupid some reactions were, some characters and certain phrases. It's a rather cool book really entertaining, if you are up to something randomly enjoyable. Also I read it on Audio book so, it's randomness was even better with the narrator's voice playing around with the characters.

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March

Oh! this dreary Month,

Of weary waiting,

Of colourful death,

Of Shades of red. 

It is autum don't you see?

When death paints,

Of red the trees, 

And green dies into brown.

And slowly,

Starts to change, 

From bluish the sky, 

Fades into gray. 

Bleak a new age, 

Comes into play 

Misty the day,

As their last deaths. 

But then the skies 

Turn 'round again 

Showing the sun, 

Warming today

Review: Crónica de una muerte anunciada

Crónica de una muerte anunciada by Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



I must admit the ending is really wonderful. The way it happens, how it ends and the impact it had on the people is gorgeous but, the path to get there is way too boring, bearable, but boring.



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Of feel and language.

Sweet little angel, whose majesty dazzles.

You are so small, but so huge.

Impossible to be completely dominated,

...Thriving all the time.

Today I observe you, tomorrow as well.

But in such a short time, you scatter perplexity.

Thy beautiful complexity fools me sweetly,

But guides me through worlds far beyond lost.

And before the gods and heavenly entities, 

You cry a shout of love and anxiety .

Braking the slumber of all living thing,

Waking up long gone souls.