tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post8960308394514822671..comments2024-03-29T04:12:48.987+08:00Comments on The Reading Life: "Señor Pinedo" by Mavis Gallant (1954)Mel uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-84067859134568629552017-05-30T10:32:34.362+08:002017-05-30T10:32:34.362+08:00At times it felt like Senor Pinedo was trying to h...At times it felt like Senor Pinedo was trying to hide from the horrors of the Spanish Civil War. I look forward to more stories. I have access to about half of Gallant's stories. Mel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-69090133091833028782017-05-30T02:52:58.221+08:002017-05-30T02:52:58.221+08:00So nice to have company while reading some of thes...So nice to have company while reading some of these stories, Mel! This one is very busy, isn't it? It feels like there's a lot of activity in it compared to some of her stories. And I think it's interesting that you mention that some of the characters are clinging to hopes, because I feel that's what makes the story so engaging, the fact that they are still clinging to them, which means that they are not hopeless, not entirely anyway. Imagine what the story would be like if they were (because, as you've said, the tragedy in the story could be overwhelming completely). Buried In Printhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00808249065026802365noreply@blogger.com