Reviews recovered from Natalio's previous website. Draft: links to the original sources pending verification.
"… as I devoured the novel, I could not help but recall a similar episode, dating back to 1969, when (…) I also read its first line Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía... and could not put it down until the end. I had a hunch then (and it proved right) that a masterpiece had fallen into my hands. The other day, upon finishing Natalio Grueso's book at daybreak, I reached the same conclusion …" - Fernando Sánchez Dragó, El Mundo
"Grueso creates a string of unforgettable characters who parade brilliantly through the pages of the book." - Carmen F. Etreros, Top Cultural
"The novel's structure of short stories, and Grueso's poetic, careful prose, make La soledad one of those profound novels to be savoured phrase by phrase on the palate." - 1000 y un libros
"It has been a rewarding read, slightly unsettling, kind, sad and pleasurable, with heartbreaking stories and beautiful stories that speak to us of solitude, of love, of the struggle for life, of the past, of survival, of victory. It has been worth it." - Antonio Martínez Rico, Antena3.com
"Natalio Grueso's narration is simply brilliant, with impeccable, poetic prose that conveys feelings and sensations." - Una Mamá entre Libros
"I doubt we will come across a debut novel of such literary quality as this first work by Natalio Grueso for a long time. If you want a novel to delight in and savour page by page, run to your nearest bookshop. You are looking at one of the books of the year." - De Letras, 28/07/2014
"Natalio Grueso has written a truly exceptional novel." - Luis María Ansón, El Cultural
"…Natalio Grueso's debut novel is a spectacle in every sense, a spectacle of feelings and passions, of journeys and sojourns, of light and shadow, of lives and dreams." - La librería de Javier
"It is a fascinating tale that left me moved." - Juan Cruz, As.es
"A poem-novel by Natalio Grueso, until recently director of the Teatro Español: unusual in the Spanish narrative landscape; a sentimental and cultural lyricism, a bittersweet narrative about the culture and geography of the entire world." - Diario de Javier Villán
"The protagonists of Natalio Grueso's first novel are creations that seem to have sprung from the mind of Julio Cortázar." - Pedro Plasencia Martínez, La Semana.es
"There is something about Natalio's book that reminds me of The Little Prince. (…) I loved the book." - Jose Ángel Moya Molina, Viviendo entre palabras
"Natalio Grueso, in his first novel, reveals himself as an author with a particular style, a rich and elegant, highly poetic prose." - Anika entre libros