We all love to travel, to new places, new cities in cars, buses, caravans, by air, by the sea but I have travelled everyday since I was ten through books. I have let the ocean kiss my feet on the Coast of Ipanema and nosed around in Calgary and my travel expenses have never been more than the price of a McDonald Cheese Burger. Here's my travelogue where books can be found through the countries they have taken me to. The reviews are not professional and definitely not worth putting into a book review assignment for school! They are just a string of words that tell you what I felt when I travelled to a certain place. If it suits you, you go and book yourself a trip. If not, well...we'll keep it there!

Friday, March 8, 2013


Monsieur PainMonsieur Pain by Roberto Bolaño
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I must admit, to read Bolaño, you have to have a Cole's Notes or something along because for first timers, like me, his books will take time and sometimes, will envelope you in a feeling of, "What the hell is going on here?"

However, looking back at this book, I find that it was immensely gripping, rather scary and dark and also, extremely comic in the sense that the lead character, Monsieur Pain, believes everything and anything day-to-day to be a part of something deeper, darker and much more macabre. When refused to treat a dying poet, the mesmerist assumes that all this is some kind of an assassination plot and what you get is a blend of Allan Poe and 'A Beautiful Mind.' One hell-of-a-crazy read!

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