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After 20 years Mary Lohan (her new name) returns to her homeland #Argentina. She‘s not sure how or even if she‘ll deal with her past but it‘s something she can‘t forget.

I can‘t even begin to explain why I loved this book so much. The plot even has some weak points and yet Claudia Piñeiro is such a gifted writer, her main character, the damaged Maria, such a wonderful human. It left me breathless. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#ReadingTheAmericas ??

3⭐️. A little disappointed, could have been a lot better. I don‘t know if it‘s because it was translated to English instead of written in English but I felt the same way about another Spanish to English translated book I tried to read. I wonder if things tend to get lost in translation? I loved the whole premise though! The ending had me sad, stunned, and saying “wtf?!”

That book packs a punch! I'll need some time to recover.

Photo of Las Nereidas by Argentine female sculptor Lola Mora (1866-1936), from Wikipedia

This is a wham bam mystery. Under 200 pages, it doesn‘t have much in the way of atmosphere, context, or fleshed out characters. That said, it was rather a fun, quick mystery.

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Here‘s my review of Little Eyes:
https://litsy.com/p/dFFFQWRCa3Bn

I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join in if you want!

#ABookADay2023

Finally! I got locked out and due to some dramatic adult stuff didn‘t get my life together to get back my account until recently. Just in time to finish Tender is the Flesh and have a real nice, cozy existential crisis, because seriously. I was trying to explain this to my sister and said it‘s so horrific but so clinical. I think that‘s what made it so horrific for me. Future world where we breed humans for meat. NO THANK YOU

Excellent book

This audiobook feels like it was ripped from my 1970's elementary social studies class, where the documentary narrator boomed like he was God. It feels dated as heck, even though it was published in 2006. The overview of #Chile was pretty thin (no pun intended). There was much more detail about #Argentina, so it's an uneven book. The focus was on politics, who led and when, so it was boring. And the author seemed to glorify authoritarianism ⬇

I don't usually read the Goncourt nominées, but that was a présent 2 years ago. Giving it a shot and i have an easier book waiting after that.