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Finished the 2nd book, "The Track," about Barea's time as a sergeant in the Spanish-Morroccan war in the 1920s. It continued the better pacing of the 2nd half of the 1st book and did well to depict the corruption and hypocrisy plaguing the Spanish military and government, in addition to Barea's growing disillusionment with the status quo.
— Sep 01, 2015 09:05PM
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Finished the first book, "The Forge," which was about his childhood. It was a slog -- the 1st half had flashes of beauty but was largely a painstaking depiction of the minutiae of his childhood setting.
The 2nd half was much better though -- it actually chronicled formative events of his youth and documented the beginnings of his preoccupation with justice and equality (and socialism).
— Aug 29, 2015 05:53AM
The 2nd half was much better though -- it actually chronicled formative events of his youth and documented the beginnings of his preoccupation with justice and equality (and socialism).