Friday, October 2, 2020

Sacred Families


 I read this book years ago and reread it again. "Gaspard de la Nuit" is one of my favorite stories of all time.  It's about a mother having to deal with her strange teenager whose favorite pastime is whistling a tune to himself.  He entertains himself wandering the street whistling this.   But there's more than one of him around.  This book was actually better the second time around I read it. "Chattanooga Choo-Choo" was just ok.  The second story "Green Atom Number Five" made more of an impression on me the second time around.  It's about a dentist who dabbles in art.  Their property starts disappearing.  There aren't many reviews for this book online which is a shame.  I really need to read Jose Donoso's other works.  He has something unique to say. 

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