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Ryan Berger
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I know Labatut is Chilean but to me this is firmly Italian literature because it participates in the great tradition of changing the details of a true story to make them more fabulous and exaggerated.
— Jul 21, 2024 09:08AM
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Ryan Berger
is on page 91 of 193
Just like last time, the story of the mathematicians makes me so mad, and now it's even worse. Labatut just annoys the shit out of me in general lol.
— 5 hours, 13 min ago
Ryan Berger
is on page 37 of 193
That first story is still so fucking good. It was downhill from here the first time around.
— Aug 19, 2026 01:09PM
Ryan Berger
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My book club has chosen to read this. Right now I would probably pick it (if I had to pick) as among the most overrated books of the last 25 years. Will see if I come away feeling the same a second time through.
— Aug 19, 2026 11:01AM