Reader’s Note
8 out of 10
Gregory Hays over Ramón Bach Pellicer, and I feel disloyal writing it. Lives in the kitchen. One page while the coffee comes up. Some mornings exactly right. Some mornings, is it more than a tired man telling himself to get up?
by@the_slow_readerWritten 19 June 2026Read 19 June 2026
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Four pages a night suits this one better than most. He wasn't writing a book, he was talking himself round, and you can take him in small doses without losing anything. I've been through it twice now.8 out of 10@thebigsleepy
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