Under the Volcano -

Lowry Malcolm

amazon

2020

579 páginas

19h 18m

ISBN-10: B0858TDZLR

Geoffrey Firmin, a former British consul, has come to Quauhnahuac, Mexico. Here the consul's debilitating malaise is drinking, an activity that has overshadowed his life. Under the Volcano is set during the most fateful day of the consul's life—the Day of the Dead, 1938. His wife, Yvonne, arrives in Quauhnahuac to rescue him and their failing marriage, inspired by a vision of life together away from Mexico and the circumstances that have driven their relationship to the brink of collapse. Yvonne's mission is to save the consul is further complicated by the presence of Hugh, the consul's half-brother, and Jacques, a childhood friend. The events of this one day unfold against a backdrop unforgettable for its evocation of a Mexico at once magical and diabolical.

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3.5 (Bom)

No se puede vivir sin amar

Primeiro contado com Malcolm Lowry graças a “no se puede vivir sin amar" - frase usada por Caio Fernando Abreu em Ovelhas Negras.

Comecei o livro sem saber de nada, sequer sinopse, portanto, o início foi meio confuso. Demorei um pouco para 'ligar os pontinhos' e entender o papel de cada personagem, mas nada demais.

A narração me pareceu estranha no início, mas logo me acostumei e me encontrei.

A trama, que pode parecer simplória para alguns, é nada além de extraordinária.

O livro envolve o leitor e antes mesmo que você possa perceber está completamente imerso na trama e nos sentimentos dos personagens.