jxub

This reader’s recommendations and supporting excerpts from the sampled discussions.

5 books

jxub · Jun 23, 2018
Gabriel Garcia Marquez's "A hundred years of solitude". The book is all about "realismo fantástico", joining the real and imaginary words in an unforgettable blend.
jxub · Jun 23, 2018
Sapkowski's "Witcher". Look for a good translation, lots of Slavic mythology tidbits and wonderfully juicy curse words.
jxub · Jun 23, 2018
Stanislaw Lem's "The Star Diaries". Nice if you like to fantasize about buying pieces for your spaceship in a shopping centre or think about chair-like aliens with 11 different sexes (in the book).
jxub · Jun 23, 2018
"Rebellion of the Masses". It is centered in the individual "I am me and my circumstances" and its evolution since the enlightenment.
jxub · Jun 23, 2018
"Lights of Bohemia": A great portrait of Madrid and the dirty guts of the Spain from 100 years ago, written in a gorgeously precise, dark and multifaceted range of vocabulary.