Magnificent Books

31.10.09

Pamuk, Orhan: The Museum of Innocence

Review copy.
Read October 26, 2009.

First line.
Excerpt: Kissing.

Review.

18.10.09

Sawyer, Robert J: Wake

Read October 17, 2009.

Brief comment.

A bit simplistic, but recommended for teenagers as an introduction to sci-fi.

14.10.09

Bouillier, Grégoire: The Mystery Guest: An Account

Read October 11, 2009.

In brief.
Charming.

Al-Shaykh, Hanan: The Locust and the Bird: My Mother's Story

Review copy.

Read October 5, 2009.

In passing.
In brief.

10.10.09

Bolaño Roberto: 2666

Read May–September 2009.

Excerpt (part 1): Separate and interminable suburbs.
Part 1: The part about the critics.
Part 2: The part about Amalfitano.
Excerpt (part 3): A walk on the beach.
Parts 3 and 4: The parts about Fate and about the crimes and a vast introductory digression in which I compare and contrast 2666 and Infinite Jest.
Part 5: The part about Archimboldi.
A thought on as it relates to art.