malglam reviewed Riquete el del Copete by Amélie Nothomb
Review of 'Riquete el del Copete' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
Me ha parecido una premisa un tanto floja y tampoco me ha quedado muy claro que es lo que me quería contar la autora.
Reviews and Comments
This link opens in a pop-up window
malglam reviewed Women & Power by Mary Beard
Review of 'Women & Power' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
The consists of two ensays: one about why the voice of women it's not hear in the public space and one about why there aren't more women in powerful positions. Sometimes,the author goes back to the classic Greek and Roman empiries to find the origins of some behaviors. There a few interesting ideas along the text.
malglam reviewed La naturaleza humana by Jesús Mosterín
Review of 'La naturaleza humana' on 'Goodreads'
1 star
El autor comienza hablándonos de la primera célula que se diferenció para hacer un repaso por toda la evolución, implicando que esta sigue un plan, hasta llegar a lo que él llama "los humanes". En ese momento determina:
"La naturaleza humana está inscrita en el humano. En definitiva, la totalidad de nuestras características ancladas en el genoma humano constituyen la naturaleza humana."
Al determinar que todo lo que nos define como humanos está codificado en el genoma humano, infiere la supremacía del hombre sobre la mujer, que hay gente que será asesino en serie por que viene determinado en su genoma e incluso llega a echar la culpa del deterioro de la biosfera a las sociedades en desarrollo por su alta natalidad. Determina que la eugenesia positiva será el futuro y que será posible elegir las características de nuestros descendientes filtrando su genoma. No sólo afirma que será posible, si …
El autor comienza hablándonos de la primera célula que se diferenció para hacer un repaso por toda la evolución, implicando que esta sigue un plan, hasta llegar a lo que él llama "los humanes". En ese momento determina:
"La naturaleza humana está inscrita en el humano. En definitiva, la totalidad de nuestras características ancladas en el genoma humano constituyen la naturaleza humana."
Al determinar que todo lo que nos define como humanos está codificado en el genoma humano, infiere la supremacía del hombre sobre la mujer, que hay gente que será asesino en serie por que viene determinado en su genoma e incluso llega a echar la culpa del deterioro de la biosfera a las sociedades en desarrollo por su alta natalidad. Determina que la eugenesia positiva será el futuro y que será posible elegir las características de nuestros descendientes filtrando su genoma. No sólo afirma que será posible, si no deseable. y al final, nos suelta un rollo panteístico y se hace de eco de la teoría de Gaia.
Por todo el libro se transpira la creencia de que la sociedad ocidental es superior a cualquier otra, por que, según el autor, está basada en la ciencia mientras que otras no. Pasa por problemas como el subdesarrollo, el terrorismo tratándolos con un simplicidad abrumadora.
Lo que menos me ha gustado de este libro es la seguridad con la que realiza las afirmaciones. En especial aquellas que él basa en hechos científicos que no están probados o que se ha probado que son erróneos.
malglam reviewed El crimen del conde Neville
Review of 'El crimen del conde Neville' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Me ha encantado este librito de Amélie Nothomb. Divertidísimo y con una tremenda ironía. Justo lo que necesitaba para estos días de cuarentena.
malglam rated The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (Creative Short Stories): 4 stars
malglam reviewed Weapons of Math Destruction by Cathy O'Neil
A former Wall Street quant sounds an alarm on the mathematical models that pervade modern …
Review of 'Weapons of Math Destruction' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
Humans tend to make models of everything. We even have our own models in our head that ease our way through life.
The models pointed in this book are biased. And that is because they are modeling a system that is biased. They only reflect the view of the world of the people that design them. It's true that they are unfair, but because the capitalism is an unfair system.
I agree with the author in that we must be vigilant and fight against this discriminating models. But I think that this tools only make the unfairness of the system more efficient. The problem is deeper than the tool, we must fight the system for a better and more fair world.
malglam reviewed Rayuela by Julio Cortázar (Libro amigo ;)
It's been called an antinovel. Has 155 chapters 99 of which are designated as "expendable".
Review of 'Rayuela' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
Tengo una incapacidad para disfrutar de las grandes obras de la literatura. En especial, si tratan sobre diletantes que se preocupan de discernir el sentido de la vida, el universo y todo lo demás sin tener la más mínima idea de en qué consiste el mundo real.
Tampoco me ha gustado nada el tratamiento de las mujeres ni la glorificación del amor tóxico que se hace en esta obra. Es cierto que tiene algunos pasajes realmente sugerentes y algunos episodios muy bien escritos, pero no es mi tipo de libro.
Mi idea era leerlo primero en modo secuencial y posteriormente hacerlo en el orden que sugiere el autor, pero al final he decidido no castigarme más.
malglam reviewed Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
Catch-22 is like no other novel. It has its own rationale, its own extraordinary character. …
Review of 'Catch-22' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
The story it's about the absurdity of war. Idealistic people suffer because of the lives loss, other people try to make a profit. Some times ironically and some times in an lidicrous way, the author goes around and around this idea. In the end it's a bit tiresome to read once and again about this. I think I would have enjoyed much more if the book were a bit shorter.
malglam reviewed Tania Val de Lumbre
Review of 'Tania Val de Lumbre' on 'Goodreads'
1 star
Compré este libro básicamente por que me gustaron las ilustraciones. La idea era leerlo con mi hija, pero antes de la pagina 100, ya se había aburrido. Yo, como soy una completista, decidí terminarlo. La historia es un poco ñoña, con algunas pinceladas de feminismo, ecologismo y un amor excesivo por los puebliños nevados de Noruega.
malglam reviewed Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
"For sheer storytelling delight and pure adventure, Treasure Island has never been surpassed. From the …
Review of 'Treasure Island' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
I started to read this book because my daughter had it as an assignment in the Literature class. This way, I could help her to go through the story and I can fill a gap in the list of books that everybody must read, but I haven't. So, it's not exactly the kind of book I like to read.
This is the original pirates story, so every other one has this as a reference. You can see how much the "Pirates of the Caribbean" saga has taken from this. Some times is hard to read, because of the pirates language and the maritime vocabulary.
I have find the characters rather plain, and I have only enjoyed Long John Silver, the pirate over all. He is treacherous, a liar and a murderer. All what is needed to save his life. The story is well known and there are no surprises in …
I started to read this book because my daughter had it as an assignment in the Literature class. This way, I could help her to go through the story and I can fill a gap in the list of books that everybody must read, but I haven't. So, it's not exactly the kind of book I like to read.
This is the original pirates story, so every other one has this as a reference. You can see how much the "Pirates of the Caribbean" saga has taken from this. Some times is hard to read, because of the pirates language and the maritime vocabulary.
I have find the characters rather plain, and I have only enjoyed Long John Silver, the pirate over all. He is treacherous, a liar and a murderer. All what is needed to save his life. The story is well known and there are no surprises in the end. But, as in many other times, the trip is what matters.
malglam reviewed Rialto, 11
Review of 'Rialto, 11' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Todos los que nos gusta leer hemos fantaseado alguna vez con montar una librería. Belén Rubiano hizo ese sueño realidad y durante unos años regentó en Sevilla una librería en el bajo de un palacete. Por la descripción que hace, no podía ser más ideal. En este libro nos cuenta anécdotas de esos años, algunas divertidas, otras curiosas y otras muy tristes. El libro es entretenido y fácil de leer y lleno de referencias a literarias que es divertido descubrir.
malglam reviewed Lilith's brood by Octavia E. Butler (Xenogenesis, #Omnibus)
Review of "Lilith's brood" on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
I really enjoyed the first book, the story of Lilith after the war and how she wake up in an alien ship and helped the aliens, against his will, to wake up others human to create a new improved race.
The second book, about his son, half human, half Oankali, it is interesting also. He threaten the Oankali decision of not allow humans breed. And he gives hope to humanity, even when then Oankali thinks that, in the end, the humanity is doomed to destruction.
The third book was less interesting for me, because it keeps talking about the same theme, about how bad the human beings are, how badly our society is built and how humanity is doomed to destruction. I find it hard to swallow that human beings are beyond hope, and that we are not able to learn to live in peace. I really agree in the …
I really enjoyed the first book, the story of Lilith after the war and how she wake up in an alien ship and helped the aliens, against his will, to wake up others human to create a new improved race.
The second book, about his son, half human, half Oankali, it is interesting also. He threaten the Oankali decision of not allow humans breed. And he gives hope to humanity, even when then Oankali thinks that, in the end, the humanity is doomed to destruction.
The third book was less interesting for me, because it keeps talking about the same theme, about how bad the human beings are, how badly our society is built and how humanity is doomed to destruction. I find it hard to swallow that human beings are beyond hope, and that we are not able to learn to live in peace. I really agree in the message of accept the different and the love of learning.
malglam rated Poeta en Nueva York: 3 stars
malglam rated The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street: 5 stars
malglam rated Water music: 3 stars
Water music by T. Coraghessan Boyle (The Penguin contemporary American fiction series)
Set in the late eighteenth century, Water Music follows the wild adventures of Ned Rise, thief and whoremaster, and Mungo …