Status Updates From La novela luminosa

Finished prologue and began the novel

He’s spiraling 😱

I love the book, I love Mario, I love his perspective. The last month has felt so strange, since Chl has been absent, he’s with so may different people and I realize how dependent he was on her even though he knew they’re not in love anymore or ever.

And I do wonder whether or not he’s embellished the pigeons, or maybe it’s just that he witnesses the pigeons that it brings a literary weight. It’s fun.

A very disturbing but quickly occurring moment of animal cruelty. I went from loving him to hating him very quickly. Now the slow process of forgiveness.

Best line about a pigeon ever