Saturday, September 21, 2024

valentino & sagittarius by natalia ginzburg (trans. avril bardoni)

these stories go really well together - recountings of quiet family tragedy that is so mundane yet so fascinating when told through these resigned, listless, but loving young women characters' point of view. perfect one-act drama.

the yahoo boys by carlos barragan

 I liked that the writing style was a bit stilted and unusual; it came across, even as it's probably just a result of english nonfluency...