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Lullaby: Caring for Life and Happiness

Posted on August 2, 2026 by Jon

We know from the very outset of Leïla Slimani’s Lullaby (2016) the conclusion of the story it tells: this is the tale of a nanny who murders the two children who are in her charge. The book is therefore in part an … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The Savage Detectives V: Was it Worth It?

Posted on March 23, 2026 by Jon

And so, after some 450 pages, with Part III of The Savage Detectives we are back with García Madero, who along with Belano, Lima, and Lupe is barreling along the highway in Quim Font’s borrowed Chevy Impala, heading north to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Posted on January 22, 2026 by Jon

This blog post is something of a placeholder… I admit that for various reasons I have yet to get fully into Bolaño’s novel. I am a little past page 100, almost exactly halfway through the first of the five “parts” … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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