Mark Bellido
Teoksen Mikel, Het verhaal van de snoepverkoper die veranderde in een hond tekijä
Tekijän teokset
El Mesias El Mesias - Omnibus Edition 1 kappale
Merkitty avainsanalla
Yleistieto
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Jäseniä
Kirja-arvosteluja
Tilastot
- Teokset
- 6
- Jäseniä
- 16
- Suosituimmuussija
- #679,947
- Arvio (tähdet)
- 3.8
- Kirja-arvosteluja
- 2
- ISBN:t
- 7
- Kielet
- 3
Pocero was a simple man, a rich man, a beloved man who owned his city until he didn't. After a failed suicide attempt he stumbles unto the fable village of Marinaleda in Andalusia. A village where "without unemployment, laws or police and no one makes a cent more than anyone else ". Unfortunately for Pocero, this turns out to be a lie, Marinaleda is just a poor village, a poor village with very a charismatic but ineffectual Marxist mayor, Jesús who rarely gets anything meaningful done. The story mainly focuses on two converging interpretations of Jesús views for the future. The vehicle for the first interpretation is Pocero, the ardent crusader for not only Jesús but for the cause. On the other hand we have Magdalena, the skeptic, not necessarily a capitalist, but not entirely against it either. I wish I could say there was a more nuanced discussion on the merits of both ideals, but alas there was not. Much of the writing heavily favors the vilification of capitalism and the over glorification of socialism while flirting with the ideals of communism. There isn't a council, opposing views are often met with violent resistance, Jesús has complete control of the village and no one questions that. But HUZZAH! SOCIALISM! Even in these contradictory moments I can't help but love this series even more because it challenged me to be more critical of my own thinking rather than my neighbors'. It felt personal. What happened between Magdalena and Pocero at the end, i felt that. I truly emphasized with the impoverished village of Marinaleda. I was saddened by what happened with Jesús. And I hope the citizens of Marinaleda find their paradise. This is super political and it starts off with a suicide attempt. So please reconsider if you find either one upsetting.… (lisätietoja)