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Space Invaders is the story of a group of childhood friends who, in adulthood, are preoccupied by uneasy memories and visions of their classmate Estrella González Jepsen. In their dreams, they catch glimpses of Estrella’s braids, hear echoes of her voice, and read old letters that eventually, mysteriously, stopped arriving. They recall regimented school assemblies, nationalistic class performances, and a trip to the beach. Soon it becomes clear that Estrella’s father was a ranking government officer implicated in the violent crimes of the Pinochet regime, and the question of what became of her after she left school haunts her erstwhile friends. Growing up, these friends―from her pen pal, Maldonado, to her crush, Riquelme―were old enough to sense the danger and tension that surrounded them, but were powerless in the face of it. They could control only the stories they told one another and the “ghostly green bullets” they fired in the video game they played obsessively.
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 6:02 am Posts: 9712 Location: Tristes Tropiques
You should have just done a comp lit degree
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its really tiresome to see these ¨good guys¨ talking about any political stuff in tv while also being kinda funny and hip and cool....its just...please enough of this shit.
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 6:02 am Posts: 9712 Location: Tristes Tropiques
No I haven't heard anything about it, sounds great though.
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VinylGuy wrote:
its really tiresome to see these ¨good guys¨ talking about any political stuff in tv while also being kinda funny and hip and cool....its just...please enough of this shit.
An enigma of a man shaped hole in the wall between reality and the soul of the devil.
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 5:13 pm Posts: 39762 Location: 6000 feet beyond man and time.
Random stuff from post apocalyptic land...
Pretty good but not really my thing. Won't continue but it was worth a read.
I can see how it's been influential. A bit tedious in the middle, but overall I liked it.
Thought it would be nice to revisit these since they are on audible now. I read a few of these (There are over a hundred, and all basically the same) about twenty years ago. Classic trash.
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 6:02 am Posts: 9712 Location: Tristes Tropiques
Heads up ST, I'm going to be reading 2666 in the next few months.
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VinylGuy wrote:
its really tiresome to see these ¨good guys¨ talking about any political stuff in tv while also being kinda funny and hip and cool....its just...please enough of this shit.
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 6:02 am Posts: 9712 Location: Tristes Tropiques
Read it biatch
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VinylGuy wrote:
its really tiresome to see these ¨good guys¨ talking about any political stuff in tv while also being kinda funny and hip and cool....its just...please enough of this shit.
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 6:02 am Posts: 9712 Location: Tristes Tropiques
It helps if you get the slipcover edition where its broken into three volumes rather than one big book. It's really three novellas, an admittedly brutal fourth section, and then a short novel to close.
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VinylGuy wrote:
its really tiresome to see these ¨good guys¨ talking about any political stuff in tv while also being kinda funny and hip and cool....its just...please enough of this shit.
It helps if you get the slipcover edition where its broken into three volumes rather than one big book. It's really three novellas, an admittedly brutal fourth section, and then a short novel to close.
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 6:02 am Posts: 9712 Location: Tristes Tropiques
I could never hate you Len
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VinylGuy wrote:
its really tiresome to see these ¨good guys¨ talking about any political stuff in tv while also being kinda funny and hip and cool....its just...please enough of this shit.
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