The Infatuations

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This is a book with very little plot and lots of stream of consciousness. A woman is intrigued by a couple she doesn‘t know but meets every day in a breakfast place in Madrid. One day the husband is killed and she can‘t stop herself from talking to the woman.
Not much more happens yet it is an engaging read with some interesting thoughts.

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Texreader Interesting. Not sure this one is for me. 1w

Dilara I am reading A Heart So White by the same author - there are definitely similarities in themes...

A Heart So White

Catsandbooks Fantastic! ðŸ‡ªðŸ‡¸ 1w

Hooked_on_books Sounds really interesting! 1w

sarahbarnes This sounds very intriguing. I remember reading another book by the author years ago, and now can‘t remember the title. 1w

BarbaraBB @Dilara I tried that one once but it is such a chunkster and I didn‘t dare to continue! 1w

Dilara @BarbaraBB My version has 360 pages, so not too bad but still a commitment. I did have to push myself a little bit to finish it though ðŸ˜š 1w

BarbaraBB @Dilara i must be remembering another of his books then ðŸ¤·ðŸ»â€â™€ï¸ 1w

eeclayton I read this a few years ago but hardly remember anything ðŸ˜ 1w

youneverarrived Sounds like my kind of book. Stacking ðŸ©· 1w

BarbaraBB @eeclayton I think I won‘t either! 1w

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TheEllieMo

The Infatuations | Javier Marías

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. Donâ€˜t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join in if you want!

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JamieArc I‘m intrigued by every book you post for this because they all have gorgeous covers. I suspect you do the same thing as me - HAVE to have a book because the cover is ðŸ˜ but then never get to reading it for a while ðŸ˜‚ðŸ˜‚ 10mo

TheEllieMo @JamieArc yup, that does sound like me! I love a good cover! Sprayed edges are also a weakness 10mo

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jfount

The Infatuations | Javier Marías

so-so

Between this and â€œVia Merulanaâ€ I‘m starting to think paragraphs are not valued on the continent. This is a pretty much as described - a kind of mediation on murder, love, and what we know and can‘t know about other people. There is a lot of ruminating going on, so if you‘re like me and just want a plot, you‘re probably missing the point.

JLeigh

The Infatuations | Javier Marías

Loving right now. Weird how the main character, Maria Dolz, imagines the imaginings of the other characters. It‘s very meta. We see the supporting characters as imagined by The author who imagines what Maria imagines the other characters might have imagined...fun!

vivjm

Infatuations | Javier Marías

Bank holiday garden reading. Finding this hard to put down!

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HannaPolkadots

The Infatuations | Javier Marías

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I really enjoyed the characters and the theme of this story. The only downside was the Norwegian translation - it often felt too direct, which made the language awkward and annoying. I should probably force myself to read MarÃas in Spanish next time.

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HannaPolkadots

The Infatuations | Javier Marías