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Aldous Huxley: Brave New World (Paperback, 1956, Modern Library) 4 stars

Originally published in 1932, this outstanding work of literature is more crucial and relevant today …

A bit too "on-the-nose"

3 stars

I guess it might be the point of the book, but I couldn't feel that any character was real, everything felt stereotypical; while at the same time that "prediction" of the future does not seem plausible to me.

And I repeat, it might be the point of the book, so, if that is the case, then great job. I just did not enjoy it or gained any interesting insight.

Mary Shelley: Frankenstein (2021, Independently Published) 4 stars

Review of 'Frankenstein by Mary Shelley' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

3.75/5.

I seriously liked the first half. It definitely became a bit boring afterwards.

There are some very beautifully written segments, but there is also some character behavior that... maybe was normal 200 years ago, but definitely made me disconnect a bit from the story.

I will be reading the revised story, because I've heard great things about it and there is definitely a lot to learn from these.

Ángel Martín: Por si las voces vuelven (Paperback, 2021, Editorial Planeta) 3 stars

Review of 'Por si las voces vuelven' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Extremadamente recomendable. Unas buenas lecciones de vida entre risas y flipadas que sinceramente desconocía que alguien como él pudiera llegar a sentir, lo cual espero sirva también para no dejar pasar las alarmas insospechadas como falsas.

Consumido en formato audiolibro con la propia voz de Ángel Martín.

Carlos Ruiz Zafón: La sombra del viento (2004) 4 stars

The Shadow of the Wind (Spanish: La sombra del viento) is a 2001 novel by …

Review of 'La sombra del viento' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Uno de esos libros que van despacio, pero están escritos con un trazo inolvidable. Marcados quedarán por siempre muchos de estos personajes en mi memoria.

Es una historia auténtica, y creo que apta para cualquier amante de la literatura.

Si tenéis la oportunidad, el audiolibro de Jordi Boixaderas será un acompañante magnífico en vuestros diarios viajes al trabajo.

Ernest Hemingway: The Old Man and the Sea (1996, Scribner) 4 stars

The Old Man and the Sea is one of Hemingway's most enduring works. Told in …

Review of 'The Old Man and the Sea' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

I was not impressed, but definitely entertained. Good writing, it made me feel things, definitely. But at the end of the day... that is it. Just a single-afternoon short story about an old man having a very rough couple days at work trying to gain back some respect from himself. I hope he is fine, now.


reviewed Una corte de llamas plateadas by Sarah J. Maas (Una corte de rosas y espinas, #4)

Sarah J. Maas, Julio Sierra: Una corte de llamas plateadas (EBook, castellano language, 2021, Crossbooks) 3 stars

Desde que fue forzada a meterse en el Caldero y se convirtió en alta fae …

Review of 'Una corte de llamas plateadas' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Entretenida novela que, aunque me divirtió en muchos de sus giros, falla (al menos para mí) estrepitosamente en uno de ellos y me deja con un sabor amargo en la boca.

Aún así, creo que fue una digna historia para este re-arranque con la lectura que estoy realizando en mi vida.