A review by bobbo49
Blow-up, and Other Stories by Julio Cortázar

4.0

One of the more difficult books to describe, or even to comment upon. Many of the short stories (some just a few pages) are like hallucinations, and hard to grasp; "magic realism" doesn't do justice to them. On the other hand, "The Pursuer", the longest story in the book, is absolutely brilliant - completely believable, and incredibly evocative of what the "genius" of a great jazz musician really means. Not for everyone, but I'm glad I read it.