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schinko94's reviews
105 reviews
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
5.0
My favorite Shakespeare play. Even though it's not ACTUALLY about love (the whole play lasts, like, 3 days and Juliet is a stupid 13-year-old), I like to fantasize that it is. I also like gay adaptations of this play (go figure).
Inferno by Dante Alighieri
5.0
A highly amusing journey through the 9 circles of Hell, and Dante's prose is absolutely amazing. I've used his terza rimna style of poetry again and again when writing poems (especially in Spanish, my second language).
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
3.0
I get that this book is a classic, and that Mary Shelley basically invented the science fiction genre, but I found her prose complicated and boring. The themes are certainly interesting though.
A Mango-Shaped Space by Wendy Mass
4.0
A hugely interesting description of synesthesia, and the protagonist is extremely likable. Loved it.
El año del desierto by Pedro Mairal
2.0
This book is such a bore... Maria is dependent and two-dimensional, and never contemplates her own emotions. The novel focuses on moving forward the plot far too quickly, so characters are lacking development.
Fervor de Buenos Aires by Jorge Luis Borges
3.0
My least favorite magical realism writer. Beautiful descriptions of Buenos Aires, the city I love, but Borges is pretentious and self-centered.