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No se pierde esa mano inconfundible, es el mismo de nuevo en su intento de volarnos la cabeza con su juego a escribir pero juego en serio. En las muchas reseñas que tiene este libro; eso sin contar que son mas las que están en ingles que en español; podes ver que a mas de uno lo dejo anodadado el Julio y les ha inspirado a escribir tan detalladamente sobre lo que les ofreció que te das cuenta que en serio lo disfrutaron.
Y no es para menos, tenes que concentrarte para deshilvanar sus palabras y encontrar esa figura literaria que dibuja los sentimientos y los hechos en la forma que quiere el texto, y cuando la ves quizas en alguna pequeña relectura sino se te dio a la primera, vez que encaja, se desliza facil y cubre todo el hueco. Encontras maneras de escribir a las que el solo se anima, experimenta, mezcla quimicos para obtener algo nuevo: deja frases para que tu mente rellene, inventa palabras cuyo contexto te dan su significado, las contorsiona, las hace un juego de niños, detalla demasiado, detalla poco, detalla lo justo. La novela esta desestructurada no es convencional.

El libro es sobre un periodo en la vida de un grupo de amigos de Europa y Argentina que se mueven entre ciudades reconocibles, Paris, Viena, Londres: Juan y su danesa loca Tell compañeros cuya comprension mutua es sorprendente, la misteriosa Hellene que no sabe resolverse a si misma. Marrast y Nicole, los voseadores y analistas Polanco y Callac junto al caracol Osvaldo, duetos inimaginables que pueden funcionar o no pero que agregan mas delicias a la lectura.

Después de deborar sus cuentos y viñetas es la primer novela a la que me asomo y me sale la frase: no se porque espere tanto para empezarlas ( )

This is a wonderful novel, hard to follow at times, but once you break through, it can only be captivating. It's fair to say that anyone who enjoyed 'Rayuela' will probably be delighted by this book as well. I can now say that this is will certainly be one of my favorite works by Cortázar. ( )

El experimento de Morelli en el capítulo 62 de 'Rayuela' termina siendo una maravilla de novela. Con mucho del aire de la misma 'Rayuela', '62/Modelo para armar' se siente como una segunda parte o al menos como una ramificación digna del tronco de origen. Cortázar en su mejor momento, con un estilo particularísimo, esa manera de pasar casi imperceptiblemente de un narrador a otro en medio de un mismo párrafo, como si las consciencias se pegaran unas con otras y se confundieran. Un nuevo grupo de personajes memorables, más memorables, me atrevo a decir, que los del club de la serpiente; aquí todos son protagonistas perfectamente caracterizados. En fin, una novela deliciosa. ( )

This review contains spoilers-

What I loved about 62: A Model Kit is that even when I wasn't entirely sure I had the full scope of the story by the end I knew that I had. Everything weaved together and I allowed myself to be swept along. I didn't discover until the end where the city ended and the real world of the characters began until the very end. I had a few "Ah hah!" moments here and there, where I'd flip back and make a connection to a particular development. Where the characters they spied on were really Helene, or Helene's subconscious desires to destroy Juan. Her horrible actions towards Celia where she was either molesting her or trying to kill her. There seemed a fine line there when said wanted to take something from Celia.

I loved all of the Tarters deeply, with the exception of Helene/Frau Marta/The Countess. She was so sinister underneath her vengeful fantasies and basilisk imagery. Juan was frustrating in his refusal to see Helene, until it was too late, for what she was. I didn't realise until her actions towards Celia that was actually evil. I had my doubts of Juan's blending of her with The Countess in the beginning until I was near the end of the book.
While Nicole, the malcontent, was heartbreaking for essentially doing the same thing to Marrast as Juan did to Tell. I can't accept her depression relied solely on his complete indifference to her. I felt so much emptiness on her part, hope that Marrast was going to kill her, inability and inaction to do anything but paint gnomes. Until she slept with the silly Austin.
Marrast's letter to Tell, that they did not love themselves which is how they allowed to be touched by them was quite revealing. I screamed when Frau Marta whispers in Nicole's ear about a hotel to stay in while she was in the midst of a suicide attempt. I never got until that point the girl Frau Marta was assaulting in the hotel room was Nicole, nor that Juan sighting of Marta on the train car had been a hint.

The use of the city to highlight the subconscious desires was riveting. Everything was laid right out there on the table, the motivations and desires to be assembled together as you read.
I have quite a few favourite antics of the tartars, but I'll highlight the castaway moment for Calac, Palanco and my paedros. When they watched the whole affair of being rescued as it were a matter of someone else being rescued. Palanco's boss didn't care for them for being existentialists.
I enjoyed them immensely, their little games and thoughts on life. The Danish girl Tell, summed it up best, they were crazy but they were healthy. ( )