Book 15/52 - #AllDogsareBlue by #RodrigoSouzaLeao (2013) | All Dogs are Blue is the final work by Brazilian author Rodrigo Souza Leão. The work is set in an asylum in Rio de Janeiro, and that is about the extent of what I can be sure what the work is about. This 90 page story, based on the author's own battle with schizophrenia, explodes like a firework that you might have stood too close to and then it's gone. But you're left with the dizzying sensation that you've experienced something profound, something affective. That's not to say that the book is complete nonsense, it is not just a list of words. There are strings of images constructed from the protagonist's delusions that seem to hold some meaning, but these quickly bleed into others forming a riot of noise. However, the author does offer some sign posts to navigate the protagonist's and I guess, his own illness. You know what's happening like you do in a dream and I think it's this affect that he creates which has lead to the popularity of the novel. Such a blazing and important work. | #atleastonebookaweek #bookstagram #bookshelf #bookreview #bookrecommendation #booklover #bookish #bookworm #bookaddict #booklove #bibliophile #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #booknerd
