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| Intricate and Strange Psychological Thriller |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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A character who could be straight out of Borges's "Universal History of Iniquities" takes refuge from the law on a deserted tropical island where he witnesses some pretty strange stuff (I'm trying to be vague here). What seems to begin as the story of a man's slow descent into paranoia turns into what seems like a ghost story before eventually becoming something entirely different - something that could have sprung from the mind of Gene Wolfe or Philip K. Dick on a good day.
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| fantastical |
| Customer Rating: 4 out of 5 |
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Quick and fabulous. Saw Sawyer reading it on Lost and had to indulge. Adolfo was inspired by his love for a film actress to write this novel...how applicable the premise is now, to fall in love with someone who exists(ed?) in a certain time and space from you yet in plain view. Tragic, insightful, a definite summer read
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| It's not bad. |
| Customer Rating: 3 out of 5 |
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I must agree with other reviewers that this book is more interesting for the ideas it raises, than for the story itself. A thought provoking read that is ultimately a little dissatisfying. Not a bad book though.
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| If you like X, you'll love Z |
| Customer Rating: 4 out of 5 |
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I am a big fan of the stories of Jorge Luis Borges. As such, Amazon kept suggesting I would enjoy this book by Casares. From time to time Amazon's system can really make annoying suggestions (I like Hamlet, so for a month, I had 300 plays by Shakespeare on my recommendation page).
At first glance I thought this was a simple, he-likes-Spanish-language-authors-so-let's-recommend-another recommendation. But the similarity goes deeper. If you like Borges, I believe you will find that this book shares a similar ethos. There is a haunting quality to the protagonist's lonliness and longing.
So if you like Borges, I think you will be pleasantly surprised by Adolfo Bioy Casares and the INVENTION OF MOREL.
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| A review that won't spoil your read |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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It is very hard to review this book without spoiling it. So I will attempt not to.
It is about reality, the self, immortality, adventure and love. All in a very compact format, with a mind bending ending.
If you liked Philip K. Dick's UBIK and other of his short stories of that genre, you may actually love this book.
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