Book IX: Peer Gynt, Henrik Ibsen, first published in 1867, 169 pages
I feel like I have been on a world tour of literature lately. I went from British lit, to French, to South American and now with the addition of the play Peer Gynt find myself taking a stab at Norwegian literature. Written primarily in verse Henrik Ibsen takes the reader on a lyrical journey with main character Peer Gynt. Supposedly the play is based on an old Norwegian folk tale of the same title. Its rather easy to read and the form flows quite nicely and this comes form a person who is not a fan of poetry. I am about half way done with this play already considering I have not had a chance to make this entry here yet. Never the less I implore you to pick Peer Gynt up and give it a read.
Summary of Book VIII: Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Garcia Marquez has yet again managed to captivate me in another of his novels. I rather enjoyed Chronicle of a Death Foretold although a bit disturbing. The whole book is written knowing the main character is going to be brutally murdered from the first sentence. In Marquez’s usual style there is plenty of sex, scandal and moral upheaval one has come to expect from his works. I definitely suggest if you missed this book when I first entered it into the book club to give it some look.
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