Bajo el volcán / Under the Volcano (Paperback)

from buffalopoet

Astonishing. One of the most extraordinary novels I've read in years. Neither an easy read nor redemptive in any particular sense of the word, Under the Volcano is nevertheless a work of art that will haunt you long after finishing it. It's no wonder that it has had a reputation as a 'writer's bo...

from Ma_Washigeri

A long read - every page full of words, thoughts, emotion, places and people. Not sure if this is stream of conciousness or a long prose poem. The single day of Geoffrey Firmin has taken me nearly a month to read but the writing is so vivid and the content so enthralling I never lost track of whe...

from P_S_Patrick

This is a dark, introverted, burning sun of a novel, spanning the final day of drinking of a former British Consul to a small Mexican city. It artistically recreates the experience of the alcoholic, the mood, the frenzy, the shabiness of it, the self-deception, his psychology. It is partly autobi...

from kwohlrob

It is one of those novels like Tropic of Cancer where it is hard to separate the fiction from the author. Especially considering Lowry's dark alcoholism and debauchery. In spite of the author's personal troubles, the novel is brilliant, inventive, and wraps you up in the blanket of its ever-flowi...

from mkfs

Some good bits evocative of Mexico,the occasional rather deft characterization, and a lot of good representations of Drinking. But generally just tedious and self-indulgent. Really should have been a bit south of 200 pages.