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Se me ocurrió que uno de los encantos de la vejez son las provocaciones que se permiten las amigas jóvenes que nos creen fuera de servicio. TBH: Young people assume that desire retires with old age, yet the book exposes this sweet delusion with a healthy dose of irony.

Es un triunfo de la vida que la memoria de los viejos se pierda para las cosas que no son esenciales, pero que raras veces falle para las que de verdad nos interesan. TBH: Old age, loneliness, regret, and a late awakening to love. Even with its controversies, the book hits on what scares us most at the very end. Distressing.

My first Gabo. I've read some excellent reviews of this short novel and my interest was piqued. This is not my usual type of fiction. I pity our unnamed protagonist.