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An interesting premise, but not one I cared about enough to continue

Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez

October 28, 2023 by carmelpie 1 Comment

Did not finish It is 1981 in Buenos Aires. Juan and his young son Gaspar embark on a cross-country trip to his late wife’s family compound. It is clear from the beginning that Juan is ill and is still suffering the after-effects of recent heart surgery and the sudden loss of his wife Rosario. This is no ordinary road trip. He is struggling to support his son, who does not understand what is really happening and is traumatized by his mother’s death and his father’s […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror Tagged With: Argentina, CBR15Passport, cult, Gothic Horror, inheritance, Magical realisim, Mariana Enriquez, mediums, military dictatorship, occult, south america, South American literature, supernatural

carmelpie's CBR15 Review No:60 · Genres: Fiction, Horror · Tags: Argentina, CBR15Passport, cult, Gothic Horror, inheritance, Magical realisim, Mariana Enriquez, mediums, military dictatorship, occult, south america, South American literature, supernatural ·
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Just because you can write a 1000 page book doesn’t mean you have to…

January 18, 2017 by pluiedenovembre Leave a Comment

El laberinto de los espíritus (literally, The Labyrinth of the Spirits) is the fourth book in the saga of The Cemetery of Forgotten Books by Carlos Ruiz Zafón. This saga started  in 2001 with The Shadow of the Wind, followed by The Angel’s Game and The Prisoner of Heaven. All three books take place in Barcelona, in the aftermath of the Civil War. If you are not familiar with them, I recommend you get your hands on a copy of The Shadow of the Wind […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Mystery Tagged With: Barcelona, Carlos Ruiz Záfon, Cemetery of Forgotten Books, civil war, europe, franquismo, Madrid, military dictatorship, mystery, old books, shadow of the wind, Spain, spanish civil war, war

pluiedenovembre's CBR9 Review No:3 · Genres: Fiction, History, Mystery · Tags: Barcelona, Carlos Ruiz Záfon, Cemetery of Forgotten Books, civil war, europe, franquismo, Madrid, military dictatorship, mystery, old books, shadow of the wind, Spain, spanish civil war, war ·
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