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A review by leegao
The Shape of the Ruins by Juan Gabriel Vásquez
3.0
The description of the political environment following Gaitan's murder and general Bogotá is great. The final half about Rafael Uribe Uribe written with the most stingy reserve of line breaks was nearly impossible to bear (for me)
As I read more Colombian fiction, I've realized that I really dislike reading Colombian fiction. The first half is always great, but at the halfway point, it always becomes a chore to read.
(Read on the way through Salento as well as Bogotá. Walking around Parque Bolivar with this book (digitally) in hand is quite the experience. It would've been 5 stars for me if not for the rambling diatribes in the Uribe Uribe section)
As I read more Colombian fiction, I've realized that I really dislike reading Colombian fiction. The first half is always great, but at the halfway point, it always becomes a chore to read.
(Read on the way through Salento as well as Bogotá. Walking around Parque Bolivar with this book (digitally) in hand is quite the experience. It would've been 5 stars for me if not for the rambling diatribes in the Uribe Uribe section)