Valle, Julio – Amarillo

Amarillo

You know, as far as monotony goes, getting fantastic book after fantastic book is the kind of monotony that I can live with. Another person that I’ve never heard of, another thoroughly enjoyable reading experience. This one even had some pet peeves of mine, like misspellings and typed letters in the word balloons, and it wasn’t anywhere near enough for me to dislike this book. This is the story of a painter who is trying to make it while having “painters block”. He meets his idol and tries to learn from him only to find out that he might not like what he learns. But, of course, it’s nowhere near as cheesy as that, I’m just trying not to give anything away. It’s $10 and you can send him money at: 2484 W. 73 PL Hialeah, FL 33016. He has kind of a scrambled, impressionistic art style and it works perfectly for this. Anyone who has ever tried to create anything can relate to this story. I didn’t like the ending that much, probably because I could see it coming, but it’s still a good ending for this story. Have I mentioned yet that you should try this? I know, you’re probably getting sick of me saying it, but I’ve read a lot of good stuff lately. Really.