renatafauceglia's review
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
nata_lee's review against another edition
Al principio me costó un poco seguir la historia y solo me pareció un libro raro, así que lo comencé de nuevo y todo cobró mucho sentido. Los saltos temporales se volvieron incluso un punto clave y divertido para mi atención ininterrumpida a la obra. Comala, el pueblo fantasma que representa de alguna manera el infierno, fue para mí el real protagonista del libro. Me gustó mucho cómo Rulfo juega con el tiempo y el espacio narrándonos un antes y un después de un lugar, contrastando sus años de belleza pura y los de su perdición, aunque parece que desde siempre iba a ser ese su destino.
taviarz's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape and Death
saborlitino's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Hay, dentro de este texto, una exploración profunda de los conceptos más fundamentales de la condición humana. Al terminar este libro magnífico, tuve el impulso de releerlo sin tomar notas. Este solo hecho demuestra todo lo que podría escribir en palabras y más.
gardenofroses's review
It just wasn’t for me… the disjointed storytelling was really disorienting for me and I couoldn’t really connect to anything. Didn’t feel scared whatsoever. Most of the time I was just trying so hard to understand who was talking and what was going on that I couldn’t understand what was happening :/ I’ll admit the prose were beautiful and there were some great quotes about life included throughout the story but it wasn’t enough for me to keep reading it. I have a big tbr so I can’t be wasting it on books I’m reading just for aesthetic purposes
yourfriendtorie's review
3.0
Weird. So weird. Can't tell the dead from the living, entire villages peopled with ghosts. Beautiful and macabre surrealist imagery. I'm glad I didn't attempt to read this in Spanish because it took all the attention of my English language brain to follow it.
matt717's review
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
jesusvelarde_'s review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0