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In the realm of book blurbs, "losing oneself in a story" is one of the most unavoidable clichés. See also: "gripping reads," "page-turners," a book you "can't 
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Reading Hopscotch—reading Julio Cortázar—is a bit like navigating a labyrinth. Behind each corner, each chapter doubling back on itself, lurks the prospect of an unforeseen encounter, at once disturbing and tantalizing. Distances are distorted. Ostensible shortcuts will lead you on a scenic route that provides alternate, unexpected perspectives. All the while, Cortázar’s work invokes a sort of Zeno’s Paradox.
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Becca Rothfeld writes about books, art, and culture, often for Hyperallergic.
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