Reviews

Paradais / Paradise by Fernanda Melchor

alisonwhitam's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

frankieisreading's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

kconway23's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

bagelsource's review against another edition

1.0

just horrible god read this because of its acclaim but it was nothing more than boring blocks of text of meaningless horror and misogynist boys that I struggled to maintain any interest in reading. only to end with a “plot twist” that was the only logical ending to the story. the lack of paragraphs and quotation marks made it even more grueling to get through just 100 pages.

kateander's review against another edition

dark tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

zzoemchh's review against another edition

whoever said it was horror porn was right. disgusting, why did i have to read this for my uni??

harrisharrisharris's review against another edition

5.0

this was so fucked up and breath taking. i have to pick up hurricane season. amazingly written and heartbreaking.

lqueijo's review against another edition

3.0

Longe da prosa de "Temporada de huracanes", a autora deixa-nos um retrato dos devaneios e sonhos de dois adolescentes de uma sociedade onde abunda a gratuitidade da violência e onde esta se mostra como o meio para atingir fins. Mais do que pela história vale pelo enquadramento das disparidades sociais mexicanas e por mostrar o quão baixo se pode cair quando a violência passa a ser a normalidade.
Continuo sem perceber o "hype" em torno de Fernanda Melchor a não ser pela questão dos novos autores sul-americanos...
Andará tudo à procura dos novos "Rulfos", Cortazáres, Bolaños, Marquez (entre outros)???
Lê-se.

carlaribeiro's review against another edition

challenging reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

elmo_isnotmyname's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

2.5