Alex

La historia del Gallo de Oro me pareció de lo más destacable de la obra de Juan Rulfo. Sin problema alguno la pondría, junto con sus personajes, a la par de Pedro Páramo. 
Dionisio Pinzón me parece un personaje bastante relacionable, cómo a pesar de sus dificultades pudo salir avante gracias a ser capaz de ver una oportunidad que nadie más vio. Pasando a cómo lo perdió todo por rebelarse contra quien se le quiso imponer. Recuperando su fortuna y posteriormente, volviendo a perder todo por su avaricia y desentendimiento de la realidad. 
Esto, desde mi punto de vista, ejemplifica muy bien a la sociedad mexicana promedio, y las vivencias que cada uno pasa a lo largo de su vida. Saliendo en muchos casos perdedora por la ignorancia que se permea desde temprana edad en los diferentes estratos.

El resto de los relatos no me parecieron que estuvieran a la par del Gallo de Oro y de ahí la calificación que le doy al libro. 

Great story, good message, fun ride, bad ending. 
I truly enjoyed reading this book, since starting it I felt hooked and couldn't put it down. A woman who feels bored and disappointed in her life gets to try how it'd be to live all other lives, all the possibilities it entails. I loved going through it, it made me feel so many emotions and even had some laughs.

I loved that it didn't end up being another typical story about romance, that the whole book is centered in one person, just how a life is. However, those last pages really derailed how I view this book, the optimistic angle on life and how the character “recognized” that there was nothing better than her own life. 

I believe this book was accomplishing, purely through the story itself, to make one feel what those final chapters describe. But in describing it, it fails to deliver to the rest of the greatness in it.

Amazing book that makes understanding one's mind a lot easier. Using various metaphors that are simple and funny, this book touches on many topics that we sometimes don't even realize are happening in our brain.
It felt like a pat in the back and made me feel that all that chaos and dark thouhgts I sometimes have, are totally normal and it's important to take the time to analize them and not pretend they don't exist. 
I definetely think I will read this book again in the future and I'm excited to see the progess I can make, and the clarity I can find while using the tools presented here.
 
Quick, interesting and fun read that I'd recommend to pretty much everyone that is not so versed in the topic and just needs to find a way to start caring about their mental health.

Gran libro, con una historia que me pareció muy profunda y estremecedora en distintos niveles. 
Los personajes de esta, y la figura del pueblo de Comala, con todo su misticismo y gris esencia, consiguieron atraparme de principio a fin. 

En la segunda ocasión que lo leí me pareció un tanto menos grato que la primera, de ahí que no consiga las cinco estrellas. Lo colocaría como una de las mejores historias de Juan Rulfo, solo quizá por debajo del Gallo de Oro y un par de cuentos incluidos en El Llano en llamas. 

Quick little read to remind one why books hold such a special place in life. The ilustration style is adorable and since it doesn't have a story to follow, it's a great book to get out of a reading slump quickly.

Después de leer la obra completa de Juan Rulfo, puedo decir que mis momentos favoritos se encuentran en este libro. Sin embargo, como todo libro de cuentos, no todas las historias cuentan con el mismo nivel, y por ende su calificación total, no es perfecta.

Aún así, me parece un libro muy recomendable que nos proporciona una ventana a diversas situaciones sociales y culturales de nuestro país. Refleja muy bien las dificultades y conflictos que, principalmente los estratos sociales más bajos, han enfrentado, desde el siglo pasado y manteniéndose vigentes en la actualidad.

A pesar de ser un libro bastante antiguo, no podría estar más vigente en nuestras sociedades actuales. Un libro que toda persona debe leer, y que nos ayuda a comprender de manera más extensa y particular, cómo es que los líderes del mundo, tanto famosos como infames, operan y piensan, siempre teniendo en la mente el fin al que se desea llegar. Dicho fin en la mayoría de casos es el poder.

Para muchas personas podrá parecer crudo o cruel, ya que a lo largo del libro se enfatizan diferentes ideas alrededor de que “El fin justifica los medios”. Sin embargo, considero que es una lectura indispensable para poder decirse un individuo con los ojos abiertos. No se debe de ver como un libro malvado, sino como una guía bastante precisa hacia la comprension de los gobiernos y autoridades humanas.

Como con la mayoría de libros de filosofía, no se está de acuerdo con todos los preceptos, ideas y pensamientos abarcados en él. Sin embargo hay puntos con los que comulgo y que sería interesante seguir explorando.
Por momentos sentí que fue escrito con cierto sentido de superioridad. Además de que no resonan conmigo los pasajes en los que se da a entender que debemos ser felices con cualquiera que sea nuestra situación y no hacer nada, ya que así lo quisieron los dioses, el universo, el destino de cada uno. 

Me parece que esta traducción no fue muy buena y me gustaría releerlo con una distinta, que esté más modernizada.
Aún así me parece impresionante que a pesar de ser escrito hace miles de años, se mantenga bastante vigente en la actualidad y sea un referente del estoicismo moderno.

I enjoyed this book quite a lot. From beginning to end it kept me engaged in the story and that's because of the way it's presented. Through what seemed to be letters written by the protagonist is that we get to know the story. This makes it especially interesting because we not only get to read about the dog, but about the thoughts and vague ideas that go through the mind of our protagonist.

It's a good story about mourning and bereavement. It depicts the impact the loss of someone close has not only on us humans, but on dogs as well. Also, it walks us through the connection a person can create with a pet and the emotion and sentiment that goes into it.

I've always been a sucker for dogs, so the premise had me drooling over it, and I believe it delivered, but maybe not as greatly as I had expected.
Really good book that I would recommend to many people, just not life changing or anything like that.

Fantastic story. I loved everything about the book. From the characters, being so diverse but at the same time so likable, the plot, which gave me the chills just to think of how it'd be to be out there alone on Mars. The way it was written, both the logs from Watney that conveyed his reasonings, thoughts and emotions, and the passages that were focused on what was happening on earth and on the spaceship with the rest of the crew. 

Start, middle part and ending, this one was a freaking blast. The only thing that prevents it from being a five-star read in my opinion, is that it was so scientifically fluent and savvy that for me, having little to no knowledge on those topics, it was hard to follow and understand at times.

On a side note: This book will forever be special to me, since it was the first book I ever read on my Kindle, which has truly changed my life when it comes to reading and altogether. That alone gives this one a high spot in my heart. 

Libro breve que se lee de manera muy rápida. Todo mexicano podrá identificarse con incontables aspectos de esta obra, desde la forma en que los personajes se expresan, sus hábitos diarios, locaciones de la ciudad de México y demás. Esto lo hace particularmente entretenido e interesante. 

La historia me pareció bastante buena, aunque un poco llena de clichés que se pueden observar en ya muchas otras obras mexicanas. El contexto en el cual se desarrolla la historia es lo que la eleva de manera considerable, ya que podemos percatarnos de situaciones sociales, económicas y hasta politícas que explican cómo hemos llegado a ser cómo somos, y las influencias de otras culturas en la nuestra.

Even being as short as it is, it feels incredibly repetitive, to the point that while reading it I could've sworn I had already gone over a certain paragraph or passage. I thought it was a little corny and cheesy in making us think that we pretty much can accomplish anything we want as long as we think about it enough. 
It failed to inspire me. 
Very little to take from it, just some ideas about the drive one needs to have to get up and do something.

This book was amazing. It accomplished something that very few books can: to change my mindset in a complete 180. In my life I haven't truly had the need to engage with older people on a daily basis, but I know that's going to invariably change, and I feel like this book kind of prepared me for those coming times.

It gave me a new outlook on the importance of taking care of our elders, provided me with facts that show just how little we tend to them and how big of a taboo it is in our current societies.
Super important read that I would recommend to anyone over the age of 20.

I wish I liked this one more than I did. The plot is good. Death cast is a company that calls people on the day they are going to die so that they can live and appreciate those last hours doing whatever they think is appropriate for that occasion. That's the best thing to take away from the book: to sort of realize how short life is so we can enjoy it as best we can. It's a cliche idea but a very powerful one if we really think about it.

The problem I have with this book though, is that the middle part of it was not enjoyable. It has a great beginning and end but the rest is not up to par. 
Even though we know what will happen in the end it manages to keep the reader engaged and even a bit surprised as the last passages unfold. However some things felt tedious and even forced as if it was the Hollywood adaptation of the story and that's where this one lacks the power to be rated higher.

Good book for young audiences. Fast paced, super quick read and interesting throughout the whole story.
The ending is kind of the thing I didn't enjoy, seemed quite predictable and showed an extremely easy solution to the plot, which shows that it's a children's book.

Interesante lectura que ejemplifica muy bien lo vivido durante una epidemia. Es bastante preciso porque describe diferentes ideologías, mentalidades y actitudes ante lo que se está viviendo, que efectivamente se muestran en el día a día de una emergencia sanitaria de tal magnitud. 
Por pasajes tiende a decaer un poco la narración y tornarse monótona, de ahí que no consigue las 5 estrellas.

Una historia que me consiguió atrapar desde su comienzo. Lo recomendaría mucho ya que me parece una trama que tiene de todo. Tintes de misterio, horror y hasta ciencia. Fue una gran aventura que disfruté mucho y que sin lugar a dudas volvería a leer en un futuro.

Leí un review en esta misma app que me parece que resume de excelente manera lo que este libro es: Un Sherlock Holmes medieval.

A very good book that truly shows why it's held in such a high regard among the classics.
A very terrifying utopia where everything we do and think is controlled by the government. There were some passages in the book that really left me speechless and reconsidering everything in life.

In my opinion this book was ahead of its time on so many levels, although to be fair, the story of the protagonist fails to be as enticing. But in the end I liked how things unfolded, it captured greatly the essence of the world the book is trying to depict, with all its grimness and desolate feelings.

I felt this book was the novelization of The Prince, and I loved the execution of it. I'd definitely recommend it to a lot of people and look forward to rereading it in the future.

“Podría morir ahora mismo o en veinte años, de cualquier manera voy a morir”.

Leer a Camus siempre es un deleite, y no dejo de sentirme identificado con la filosofía del absurdo. 
De la misma manera que Meursault se percata, a punto de ser ejecutado, que no importa morir, sino haber vivido y exprimido al máximo nuestro tiempo en este mundo, yo intento vivir mi vida sabedor de que no es relevante en absoluto para el resto del mundo.

Estemos dispuestos a vivirlo todo de nuevo.

Really great read that describes many injustices inside the American judicial system and the fight of the author, a lawyer who litigates cases of people on death row.
There are a ton of cases that successfully got to me and made me sad and angry at the people involved. It's disheartening to learn just how corrupted, racist and ignorant this society can be.
The way it is told keeps the reader hooked and wanting to get to the end of things. Just a very good book.

Una lectura indispensable para todo mexicano. Un ensayo que toca diversas áreas que constituyen el núcleo de nuestra cultura y sociedad.
Me parece importante que se deje de ver como una lectura escolar, ya que al estudiante promedio el lenguaje utilizado lo aburrirá y alejará por completo. Pero cuando se lee de manera voluntaria y con el deseo de comprender más a fondo lo que somos como nación, se convierte en una gran experiencia. Es interesantísimo leer los pasajes de nuestra historia y llegar a comprender los porqués de lo que vivimos día a día como mexicanos.
Sin duda se mantiene vigente y lo seguirá haciendo en los años futuros.

Fue mi incursión a Kafka y verdaderamente fue una lectura bastante agradable. 
A través de diversos cuentos, en los que la trama central está basada en animales e insectos, Kafka expresa metafóricamente aspectos que son totalmente humanos. En lo personal esto los hace más digeribles y fáciles de reflexionar.

Como con todo libro de cuentos, no todos mantienen el mismo nivel, de ahí que la calificación global del libro no sea la mejor, pero La Metamorfosis me pareció fascinante. Una trama inquietante y estresante en la que se deja ver de forma clara quién era Kafka, sus problemas, molestias e inquietudes.

It's a non fiction book that follows the lives of a bunch of high schoolers in their hunt and hustle to get to the colleges they want to be in at the same time as it provides inside in the American education system and all the corruption and weak areas it has.
While some of the stories were interesting and I could relate to some extent to them, the book overall felt very repetitive and not that enjoyable to me.

Fantastic book. It educated me on a topic like Apartheid, which I was not familiar with. It was well written and I was moved by the story.
Knowing that the context in which Trevor grew up is as recent as it is, just lets me know how different the world can be from country to country, as well as makes me appreciate more what I have had in my existence.

I would absolutely recommend it to most people.

Good book, overall, just a very solid read. Beautifully written. There were some aspects that made Gatsby such a lovable character. We can take some of his philosophy and way of living and apply it to our lives and it would make them more exciting and alive, not necessarily better, but definitely more interesting.

One of the things that I take from this book, and that was even more emphasized having watched the movie adaptation of it, was the way in which scenery is depicted, regardless of how important or unimportant to the story it was. Everything so peculiar and embellished, no object in this book seems to go unnoticed and praised. Whether for good or bad. Whenever I think about Gatsby, I think mostly of the landscapes this book describes, that will stick with me for a long time, and to be honest I believe this to be a huge praise to the author.

This left me wanting to read more from the author in the future.