Swanson reviews 'Temptation of the Word: The Novels of Mario Vargas LLosa' by Efrain Kristal, 'Carlos Fuentes, Mexico, and Modernity' by Maarten van Delden, 'Julio Cortazar: New Readings' edited by Carlos J. Alonso, and 'Manuel Puig Ante La Critica: Bibliografia Analitica Y Comentada' by Guadalupe Marti-Pena.
In his review, he mentions that García Márquez's "boom" novel Cien años de soledad is different from the works of other major boom writers such as Vargas Llosa, Fuentes, and Cortazar.