La idea es interesante. El libro te muestra todo lo que escribe el protagonista, su lista de compra, anuncios, cartas (muy esmeradas y en las que se enrolla como una persiana)... de manera que te vas haciendo una idea de su modo de ser, vas viendo retazos de lo que le va pasando y, principalmente, como miente y cambia su modo de ser según a quién este escribiendo. Te da una visión cruda sobre un hombre corriente, mediocre quizá, al que la vida no le está sonriendo mucho. Es un libro con muchas frases para reflexionar y una escritura bonita, sin embargo al estar compuesto por cartas y cosas así no resulta fluido. Cuando iba por la mitad estaba ya un poco harto de el. Así que en conjunto es un libro que me alegro de haber leído pero, sobre todo, me alegro de haber terminado ya. This book is about nothing. Really. It's a collection of documents written by the main character (journal entries, letters to friends, letters to tenants, grocery lists, etc.) that is meant to reveal the man's state of mind as he slowly admits that he is a failure professionally and personally. The book is not "funny" or "touching" or "dark" or "outrageous." It's not "inspirational" or "a tale about rallying in the face of adversity" or "a peek" into anything. It's nothing. It's just a book about nothing. It's a book about a man with mediocre problems who has mediocre reactions to them and creates your run-of-the-mill mediocre drama with said problems.It is entirely possible that this mediocrity is precisely what the author was trying to capture with this book. If so, congrats to Sam Savage...but the work did not appeal to me. If you used to work on a literary mag or spent any time in an MFA program, you'll enjoy the first 25 pages or so. After that, consider stopping. Seriously. Don't read on because you're waiting "to see what happens." Nothing happens. Just put the book down and move on.
What do You think about Il Lamento Del Bradipo (2009)?
If you have a dream to be a rich and successful writer, don't read this. Honest.
—umeko
A gift from my love, the rating is based on this love.
—Audrey
