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A review by anneklein
Teoría de la gravedad by Leila Guerriero
4.5
A fabulous collection of short columns that was perfect as an introduction to the writer's work and her sharp, clever way of capturing the intricacies of human life and relationships. I was also really impressed with the fact that this is the level of deep reflective writing they have in such mainstream newspapers as El País in Argentina; these columns are quite stylistically complex and pretty literary, which I cannot see any mainstream outlet publishing either in Spain or the UK. Or maybe I'm not giving the media here enough credit, I don't know. But yeah, I really enjoyed this. A lot of Guerriero's observations were like the ones in Sally Rooney's books, except Guerriero can be quite nihilistic and destructive at times. Which is still enjoyable to read, mind you, just quite different in tone from Rooney (perhaps more Conversations with Friends than Intermezzo, let's say).
I loved the columns called Padres (Parents) and Farsante (The Fraud) a lot, especially for their commentary on how we form our own identity. And the other chunk of the book I loved was the series called Instrucción (Instruction), a bunch of columns that describe the way a couple slowly falls apart. I loved a lot of other ones but if I listed them all I'd be here all day! This was a new favourite book of the year, and I can't wait to keep reading more from this author.
I loved the columns called Padres (Parents) and Farsante (The Fraud) a lot, especially for their commentary on how we form our own identity. And the other chunk of the book I loved was the series called Instrucción (Instruction), a bunch of columns that describe the way a couple slowly falls apart. I loved a lot of other ones but if I listed them all I'd be here all day! This was a new favourite book of the year, and I can't wait to keep reading more from this author.