1 thought on “a book that makes sense no matter where what”
An author’s note suggests that the book would best be read in one of two possible ways: either progressively from chapters 1 to 56, with all subsequent “expendable chapters” being excluded, or by “hopscotching” through the entire set of 155 chapters according to a “Table of Instructions” designated by the author. Chapter 55 is left out all together in this second method, and the book would end with a recursive loop, as the reader is potentially left to “hopscotch” back and forth between chapters 58 and 131 infinitely. Cortázar also leaves the reader the option of choosing a unique path through the narrative.
An author’s note suggests that the book would best be read in one of two possible ways: either progressively from chapters 1 to 56, with all subsequent “expendable chapters” being excluded, or by “hopscotching” through the entire set of 155 chapters according to a “Table of Instructions” designated by the author. Chapter 55 is left out all together in this second method, and the book would end with a recursive loop, as the reader is potentially left to “hopscotch” back and forth between chapters 58 and 131 infinitely. Cortázar also leaves the reader the option of choosing a unique path through the narrative.