PositiveThe IndependentMarías sets himself the challenge of a female narrator, María Dolz, a publishing employee. She works well, but is little different from his other narrators: an observer, something of a voyeur ... As usual, Marías makes unlikely situations feel plausible and creates a sense of sinister danger ... Marías\'s method is to set up parallel relationships, and explore them ... The Infatuations is not Marías\'s greatest novel: the tale is slighter than in others and the set-piece tours de force not so exciting. There is less humour, too, despite several fine scenes. The novel is pleasurable in its rhythm and in the voice, with its insights and doubts. Few writers catch so well the inner rhythms of a - neurotic - person\'s mind.