Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter: A Novel | 
#wondrouswednesday @Eggs
1. A friend just gave me Winter in Sokcho as a late Christmas present
2. I believe I recently gave Ariadne to @moll
3. Tagged book I just finished yesterday - nostalgic, sweet, poignant, funny, revealing of the hypocrisy of Peruvian society… everything you‘re after from a love story!
pickI completely understand why Llosa won the Nobel prize! This was just amazing. The prose, the characters, the story and the translation were just *chef‘s kiss*
This mixes the sweet, naive, nostalgic love story of a male student and a woman who is called his aunt but is NOT his blood aunt (he has to explain that a lot), mixed in with the dramatic radio stories that surround them in Peru. It reminded me of Jane the virgin in some ways!
pick#HeatOfJuly Day 26: A lot of #BabyGotBack moments in this brilliantly conceived novel set in Peru. Marito, a struggling writer in his teens was studying to be a lawyer & working as a news department staff of a local radio station. He fell in love with an older woman, a 30-something divorceé, who found Marito‘s teenybopper infatuation amusing until she herself became enamoured by the untoward & forbidden romance of it all. https://wp.me/pDlzr-dt9
so-soIt was so easy to fall in love the characters especially Aunt Julia and Pedro Camacho. Aunt Julia was adorable, optimistic and very lovable. I wouldn't be surprised that Marito fell in love with her. I cannot say the same for Pedro Camacho. He is very talented and very hard-working but a bit crazy even before he really got crazy. He's just like one of the characters in his serials. I would love to read more Llosa. He's a really great storyteller.
pickAbsolutely loved the mix between the radio series and the story about Mario. Really enjoyed this book and found it clever how he managed to follow the style of Pedro Camacho as his mind faltered. Amazing!
Holy bifocals Batman!! Smallest. Print. Ever. You can't really tell in the photo, but trust me, it's the smallest print I have ever seen in a mass market paperback.
These are All on my TBR, some for a very long time. I wish I had more time to read - but the don't we all. #latinxauthors #feistyfeb
One can't fight with oneself, for this battle has only one loser.
One can't fight with oneself, for this battle has only one loser.
so-soMixed feelings about this one. Aside from the rampant racism and misogyny (it's set in the 50s so attitudes of the times prevail I guess) it was kind of a fun read. Like a South American "How I Met Your Mother", but the ending left me a little flat -not horribly bad - just dull. Bob was not impressed.
#dogsoflitsy
Loved this and appreciated Sudden Death. Another favourite which is back in Adelaide is The Informers by Juan Gabriel Vasquez, & I'm keen to read Reputations by him.
#HelloOctober #Booktober #BooksSetInSouthAmerica
#Booktober Book set in #SouthAmerica. I haven't read it yet but I know it takes place in Peru.
So yes there is such a thing as a barquillo-flavoured chocolate. Loot from Madrid. Paired with espresso - then you got your recipe for a perfect Saturday afternoon.
That moment when your bookmarks remind you of the castles you've been to and you get distracted from your reading. Fail.
I thought it would be good to read this alongside the turron I brought back from Madrid. Yum.
