tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post2926177169002597829..comments2024-01-02T15:37:04.858-05:00Comments on Caravana de recuerdos: Sobre héroes y tumbasRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-2945348242523797942012-06-01T21:36:26.956-04:002012-06-01T21:36:26.956-04:00Obooki, I'd guess that there'd be many goo...Obooki, I'd guess that there'd be many good bits sprinkled throughout <em>Angel of Darkness</em>. The question still remains whether it would be worth it for you to slog through all the rest just to get to the good stuff, though. Can't remember the last time I kind of really liked and then completely hated the same book in such a fashion as I did here. Weird, just weird!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-56671956499823356882012-06-01T15:59:05.614-04:002012-06-01T15:59:05.614-04:00I got about 10 pages into The Angel of Darkness be...I got about 10 pages into The Angel of Darkness before deciding it probably wasn't worth it. From your review, maybe there were some good bits though later on.obookihttp://www.mjiles.com/obookispage/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-12510530837183223002012-06-01T15:25:04.203-04:002012-06-01T15:25:04.203-04:00"Tepid appreciation" sounds about right,..."Tepid appreciation" sounds about right, Scott, insofar as one has to wade through a lot of muck to dig out the good stuff in this one. Too bad, though--some of the good stuff is <em>really</em> good, to the point I was totally conflicted at times. Bummer...Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-44369406165924239482012-05-31T19:34:43.628-04:002012-05-31T19:34:43.628-04:00Normally a review (whether a rave or a massacre) w...Normally a review (whether a rave or a massacre) won't necessarily affect whether I read a work or not, as but this novel has been floating at the edge of my consciousness since I first became aware of the English translation, I'll gladly latch onto your 1/4 tepid appreciation of it as an excuse not to move it further to the front - for now.seraillonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654593356535433945noreply@blogger.com