The Man with No Borders

The Man with No Borders

It is a time of reckoning for José María Álvarez, an aristocratic Spanish banker living in a Swiss village with his American wife. Nearing the end of a long and tumultuous life, he's overcome by hallucinatory memories of the past. Among his most cherished memories are those of his boyhood in 1950s Franco-era Spain and the bucolic afternoons he spent salmon fishing on the Sella River with his father, uncle, and much-loved younger brother. But these fond reveries are soon eclipsed by something greater. José's regrets and dark family secrets are flooding back, as is the devastating tragedy that drove José into exile and makes him bear the burden of a soul-deep guilt.
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shalee olsen@booksworthmentioning
2 stars
Nov 24, 2021

DNF for me at this time. I honestly just did not connect with this book at all. I'm about 40 percent of the way in and Im just bored. I saw the twist coming from way early on. and I don't think I can read about fish/fishing for one more page. I have been listening to the audiobook and the narrator has a very strong accent which makes sense. But that is something that I struggle with in audiobooks just because it makes it difficult for me to be in the story. I like to listen to audiobooks while im doing something else like cleaning or cooking etc. But when the accents are so strong I have to give the book my full attention. All of that to say I don't think this book is horrible. I feel like this is almost like a memoir and its just not that interesting to me. I may pick up the physical book and try and finish it at a later time.

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Joe Woods@woods
2 stars
Oct 16, 2021

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