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The most effective collection of short stories I have ever read

The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enriquez

February 7, 2021 by Mobius_Walker Leave a Comment

The Dangers of Smoking in Bed is a collection of short stories by Mariana Enriquez. The stories are a mix of magical realism and outright horror. An Argentine writer, many stories take place in Argentina but a fair few also take place in Barcelona, Spain. Enriquez embues each story with a richness of their environment that make each story feel real and possible, despite the more horrific, fantastical elements. Most collections of shorts stories that I have read in my life are mostly fine. They […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Short Stories Tagged With: Argentina, audiobook, Mariana Enriquez, Spain, The Dangers of Smoking in Bed

Mobius_Walker's CBR13 Review No:6 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Short Stories · Tags: Argentina, audiobook, Mariana Enriquez, Spain, The Dangers of Smoking in Bed ·
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If you don’t understand women, don’t make one your main character.

Labyrinth of the Spirits by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

April 4, 2019 by Mrs Smith Reads Leave a Comment

Labyrinth of the Spirits is the fourth and final novel in the Cemetery of Forgotten Books series by Carlos Ruiz Zafón. It’s a fitting end to an enjoyable series, and does an admirable job of gathering up all the loose threads of the three previous books. Like The Shadow of the Wind, The Angel’s Game and The Prisoner of Heaven, Labyrinth of the Spirits tells a magical mystery story of the dark days of Franco’s Fascist Spain. It does not disappoint in the telling of the story, and I was (mostly) engrossed […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: Carlos Ruiz Záfon, Cemetery of Forgotten Books, Fiction, Labyrinth of the Spirits, Spain

Mrs Smith Reads's CBR11 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: Carlos Ruiz Záfon, Cemetery of Forgotten Books, Fiction, Labyrinth of the Spirits, Spain ·
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The whole experience of being hit by a bullet is very interesting.

Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell

January 13, 2019 by tillie Leave a Comment

Orwell is a man of strong convictions. He believes so passionately in the fight against fascism that in 1936 he travels to Barcelona to fight in the revolution. Homage to Catalonia is a detailed account of the politics surrounding the revolution, a fervent defense of the working class and a witness of war from the trenches. “All the war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably from people who are not fighting.” I will be honest and say that the politics interested me […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Barcelona, catalonia, fascism, George Orwell, Homage to Catalonia, journalism, non fiction, Spain, tilliereads, war

tillie's CBR11 Review No:2 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Barcelona, catalonia, fascism, George Orwell, Homage to Catalonia, journalism, non fiction, Spain, tilliereads, war ·
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Sometimes quitting is the right thing to do

Malena es un nombre de tango by Almudena Grandes

March 18, 2017 by pluiedenovembre Leave a Comment

Disclaimer: I did not finish this book. One of my goals for this year is reading more Spanish and Latin American women writers. I asked a few friends to suggest some names at the end of last year and Almudena Grandes was one of the writers that almost everyone recommended. As to why I decided to go with her longest novel (700+ pages!), I don’t really know but I wish I hadn’t. My issue is not with her writing, Grandes is clearly talented and can […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: almudena grandes, Spain

pluiedenovembre's CBR9 Review No:11 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: almudena grandes, Spain ·
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Just because you can write a 1000 page book doesn’t mean you have to…

El laberinto de los espíritus by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

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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