Comemadre

Impressively creepy novel with an unusual structure - it's more like a novella and a short story set 100 years apart with some interconnections. The novella, set in an Argentinian mental ward in 1907, is the stronger of the two, with a narrative voice that stands out once "the experiment" gets going......more

That’s what we’ll do, because we have the means, and because we were first to think of it. Comemadre translated by Heather Cleary (also translator of Sergio Chejfec) from Roque Larraquy's original has been longlisted for the 2019 Best Translated Book Award, and was also longlisted for the 2018 Nation......more

absolutely rivetingly absurd and dark and funny and intelligent. this ruled......more

Tómala, qué escritor tan brillante. Es algo frío, pero la historia y su manera de contarla son muy buenas. Se ve que va para largo el Larraquy, es lo primero que leo suyo, pero seguro viene más, tiene una voz muy clara y contundente, y aunque me gustó más la primera parte que la segunda, me gusta mu......more

I'm not entirely sure how I feel about this book. I enjoyed the use of repetition to tie the 2 parts of the stories and the writing style was interesting. It's a book that one can really sit with and think about for a while which is also a plus. I liked the second part a lot more than the first simp......more