An addictive novel by Miguel Cane in Milenio Diario

"The delight with which the author throws herself into her prose fills one with enthusiasm from the first pages.
If Isabel Archer, the heroin of Henry James’ Portrait of a Lady,
were transported to the globalize and neurasthenic post 9/11
world, if she carried Louis Vuitton handbags, wore Hermès
scarves, took Xanax or Prozac and was freaked out because
the future shocked her, she’d be the secret sister (or, at least,
partner in post-modern hysteria) of the unusual, caustic and
strangely moving Barbara de Banlievre, (anti)heroine and
narrator of Los Invalidos, first novel by architect/writer Claudia
Marcucetti {...}

With almost cinematographic images (one can tell the author is
a Polanski fan) and a suspense that builds up to a sophisticated
twist that will have more than one person re-reading the last
chapter, Marcucetti explores the possibilities of this character,
to whom she breathes life, while she amuses and abstracts
those who join her on this trip.

The narrative has a flowing rhythm which, if it were music,
would make it eminently danceable."

"The princess who wanted to write" by Nicolas Alvarado

El huevo magazine

"Rich heiress-cum-social celebrity, she appears on the lists of best-dressed women, she becomes the ambassador of Louis Vuitton and lets herself be photographed at parties, then she gets bored –poor little rich girl– and decides to attend a writers’ workshop (blessed be the children of Las Lomas, without them the losers who write in La Narvarte wouldn’t be able to make a living), she finishes a few short stories and pulls some strings to get them published: up to here, Claudia Marcucetti’s story is commonplace. What isn’t so common, however, –or predictable– is that she turned out to be a writer in the most legitimate sense, wielding an elegant, agile, disconcerting and incisive pen, capable of creating her own universes, that flirts with the thriller but with tragedy as well.
Claudia Marcucetti is an anomaly: she appears in social magazines but she’s also written an admirable novel titled The Invalids and published by Diana, which reveals her somewhere between Krafft-Ebing, Patricia Highsmith and the Catherine Deneuve of Belle de Jour. She also had the guts to send us a naked picture of herself. We couldn’t ask for any more reasons to admire her.

Sal del Closet, digital magazine

... "Marcucetti has successfully and positively fed on the literary genius of Balzac, the frivolity of F. Scott Fitzgerald, the romanticism of James Joyce, the naturalism of Émile Zola, and
the existentialism of Miguel de Unamuno, all of whom can be perceived as influences to some extent."

Las lectures de Guillermo blog

"Les Invalides is an intimate thriller, subtly erotic and elegantly written, that delves into loneliness and the difficulty some individuals face in connecting with others, infused with marked existentialist overtones."

Vogue Americas by Roberto Uría

"When we insist on seeking refuge in the classics again and again, a writer like CMP jump-starts our neurons—and then some. She restores our faith, helps us rediscover the joy of
believing in literature."

Diario Reforma

An excellent, provocative book, more honest than people allow themselves to be.

Mi sala de lectura, blog en España

"Simply and utterly fantastic! You’ll get to know the plan of a writer who obsessively switches subjects in his work, and especially the perspective of Bárbara, another writer who is forced to confront…her virtues with her flaws and who imposes her sense of truth. One of the best intrigue-driven novels I’ve ever read."

Anika entre libros

"From the very beginning, Los Inválidos will immerse us, like a diary narrating a life’s most important moments, in a dramatic personal evolution carried along by key events, and it will hold our attention even after it’s over."

Soy cazadora de sombras y libros

"Les Invalides is a story told in such a way that you instantly dive into its depths…The author has created a mysterious atmosphere, a puzzle that progressively comes apart and gets put back together again…It’s both a breath of fresh air and the biggest question you could ask."

La voz libre

Thriller, suspense, mystery, humor, and provocative erotic touches are interwoven in a story…with all the ingredients necessary to triumph in Spanish bookstores.

Mujer Emprendedora

"As I see it, the most interesting declaration [of this novel], and one worthy of a book in itself, is “free will is the cross we bear as human beings.”

El mundo

"A scathing and intelligent book that travels from the crime novel to erotica and back again. A carrousel of emotions that transgress reality. Sometimes disturbing…it’s surprising to the very end."

todoliteratura.es

"Romantic relationships are among the novel’s key subjects. The relationship between Yves and the narrator is as labyrinthine and destructive as it is transformative, but so are our relationships with ourselves. Les Invalides is a highly unique book with striking elements both of crime novels and of intimist fiction."

Guillermo Arriaga, writer

"This great novel led me into some unusual places, places that nonetheless inhabit the imagination of every human being: sex, violence, and personal encounters brought to their extremes."

eurolatinpresscultura.com

"Les Invalides poses a timeless topic: societal isolation... It also delves into the depths of its characters’ minds, forcing the reader to explore his own."