I read this
book attracted by a hyperbolical review by Andrés Ibáñez in the cultural magazine
of ABC, newspaper published on Saturdays which goes together with the
supplement “Today´s Woman´s Heart”. It´s really good, but from my point of
view, it´s not a masterpiece. I´ll keep it in mind: you can´t trust Andrés
Ibáñez 100%.
The plot
takes place in Korea. There is a new trend among many young Spanish writers to do
this, I mean, their books do not take place in Spain. I neither agree nor disagree, but the writer
takes certain risks. You can laugh where he does not intend us to do so. As
happened to me in the film “Volver a empezar” by José Luis Garci when Antonio
Ferrandis (well-known by his role of “Chanquete”) checked in a hotel as a North
American citizen. To be honest, this does not happen in this book. Even though “The
morphine thief” is a Spanish book about the Korean War, it does not cause
laughter, and I think this is one of the best things of this book.
Because all mystery in man is the result of
Chemistry. Don’t you agree? Love. Maternal instinct. Or survival instinct. Everything
which seems to be bigger than us, everything we are attracted to and make us
feel as Gods, is nothing but the product of our pure and simple carnality.
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