Threading is getting fragile so I’m backing this out to the main thread: what I thought would be the fifth, sixth, or maybe seventh book of the year turned out to be my eight. Such is the tragic unpredictability of having a full shelf of in-progress and to-read nonsense.

Eighth book of the year: The Museum of Eterna’s Novel (The First Good Novel) by Macedonio Fernández ( https://www.rochester.edu/College/translation/threepercent/2010/12/01/museum-of-eternas-novel-the-first-good-novel/)

Museum of Eterna's Novel (The First Good Novel) « Three Percentrochester.edu

The Rochester “Three Percent” review closes with a lovely summary.

the current paperback cover, a three color bullseye offset over a white field
Figure 1. the current paperback cover, a three color bullseye offset over a white field.
The last paragraph of the rochester review (see link in post)
Figure 2. The last paragraph of the rochester review (see link in post).
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