tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26428110.post1421069476945988409..comments2023-07-08T09:00:54.916-07:00Comments on A Common Reader: The City of Marvels by Eduardo MendozaDwighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13688525659034403580noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26428110.post-11385642861011721612012-07-11T20:03:52.116-07:002012-07-11T20:03:52.116-07:00It'd be understandable if you don't get al...It'd be understandable if you don't get all the way through the Clarín, Dwight. I'm tempted to try it next month myself, but I already have several other chunksters (and several mid-sized novels for that matter) on hold till after July's over. I could read all Spanish-language books the rest of the year fairly easily, though, he he.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26428110.post-1578180011973202812012-07-11T08:21:26.123-07:002012-07-11T08:21:26.123-07:00Lizzy, those are the only two by Mendoza I've ...Lizzy, those are the only two by Mendoza I've read. I enjoyed Savolta more than City of Marvels, though.<br /><br />I haven't started La Regenta yet...probably next week. I may not be able to finish in July with everything else going on, but I'll try.Dwighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13688525659034403580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26428110.post-23571535662073098652012-07-11T07:14:07.846-07:002012-07-11T07:14:07.846-07:00Aw, too bad this one wasn't more exciting. Th...Aw, too bad this one wasn't more exciting. The jacket flap copy makes it seem maybe a little over the top adventure-wise for me, but I love Barcelona, am fascinated by its history, and so will let my final impressions of *The Truth About the Savolta Case* determine how quickly I get to this one (it wasn't going to be anytime soon anyway). How's *La Regenta* going, by the way?Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26428110.post-54578097393387740852012-07-10T23:28:43.215-07:002012-07-10T23:28:43.215-07:00Mendoza fan #2 reporting. City of Marvels has bee...Mendoza fan #2 reporting. City of Marvels has been sitting on my shelves for 3 or 4 years now and is calling loudly this Spanish Lit Month. However, it's just too long as I'm juggling Spanish Lit with my Edinburgh Book Festival reading. Talking of which, I met Mendoza when he appeared there and he reckoned his best novel is A Light Comedy. What do you think?Lizzy Siddalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02251497022206930892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26428110.post-52515376304805919542012-07-10T22:13:17.167-07:002012-07-10T22:13:17.167-07:00I don't think you're wrong about Savolta. ...I don't think you're wrong about Savolta. I revisited it and still liked it although some things about it bothered me more the second time. <br /><br />The frustrating thing for me in The City of Marvels was that there were very enjoyable sections but it didn't feel like all of one piece. I'll have to work on explaining that better...Dwighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13688525659034403580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26428110.post-55258495430774489702012-07-10T16:33:02.711-07:002012-07-10T16:33:02.711-07:00I read The Truth of the Savolta Case many years ag...I read The Truth of the Savolta Case many years ago and enjoyed it, but everything I've read of Mendoza's since then has disappointed me so much that I've come to think perhaps I was wrong about Savolta too. - I've not read this one though.obookihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03885121629202810216noreply@blogger.com