Adrian Astur Alvarez

Adrian Astur Alvarez

Oviedo, Asturias
Adrian Astur Alvarez writes literary fiction and poetry concerned with memory, intimacy, and the quiet pressures that shape how people live together. His work often explores identity, displacement, and the moments where private lives come undone.
09
Apr
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

2010 · ★★★★ I wish Edgar Wright would go back to making movies like this again. Even 16 years later it feels
26
Mar

Reckless in Texas (Texas Rodeo, #1)

Kari Lynn Dell I'm not giving this one a star rating because it is so unlike anything I&
1 min read
26
Mar

Ivy and Bean: What's the Big Idea?

Annie Barrows · ★★★★ I'm still working through the series with my daughter and this one is written in a
1 min read
26
Mar
The Forgotten Door

The Forgotten Door

Alexander Key · ★★★★ I'm too young to have any nostalgia for this one. In fact, I never knew it
1 min read
26
Mar
Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere

Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere

2026 · ★★★ A severely depressing film about what makes success in the world we're living in today and how
1 min read
18
Mar
Long Answers to made up questions

A Question About Romance Novels

A friend pointed out I'd never read a romance novel. She was right. Here's what I found out about myself on my first try.
4 min read
17
Mar
Blue fountain pen on a leather background

March 17, 2026

I am sitting in my office in Oviedo. It is sunny outside and the light through my windows is painting
1 min read
16
Mar
The First Four Books of Poems

The First Four Books of Poems

W.S. Merwin · ★★★ I guess I just wanted to start at the beginning. What I found is an understandably uneven
2 min read
16
Mar
The Trees

The Trees

Percival Everett · ★★★★★ Prompted by the film American Fiction, which I really enjoyed, I decided to pick up an Everett book
1 min read
16
Mar
Dead Souls

Dead Souls

Nikolai Gogol · ★★★★★ I finally got a chance to find out why Gogol's work is called a masterpiece. There&