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dreams fill in where memories fail

Space Invaders by Nona Fernández, Natasha Wimmer

June 5, 2021 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

If you too are seeking respite from this surprisingly hot Saturday, I whole-heartedly recommend spending an hour curled up in front of a fan while reading Space Invaders from cover to cover. This is the second fictional account of being a child in Pinochet’s Chile to rise through my TBR pile this year; How to Order the Universe offered one girl’s story, while Space Invaders  trades dreams and memories from a chorus of children who grew up too soon against the terror of the 1980s. Unlike the precocious […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History Tagged With: 21st century history, Chile, dreamlike, fast read, historical fiction, How to Order the Universe, melancholy, military coup, military junta, Natasha Wimmer, nona fernandez, Nona Fernández, Natasha Wimmer, novella, pinochet, political unrest, Quick read, short read, spanish language, translation

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR13 Review No:53 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: 21st century history, Chile, dreamlike, fast read, historical fiction, How to Order the Universe, melancholy, military coup, military junta, Natasha Wimmer, nona fernandez, Nona Fernández, Natasha Wimmer, novella, pinochet, political unrest, Quick read, short read, spanish language, translation ·
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