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josemclr's review against another edition
5.0
Es una de las novelas más abrumadoras y crudas que he leído. Al principio pensé que no sería para mí, que iba a batallar demasiado en leerla o que quizás no iba a poder terminarla. Pero mientras más avanzaba, más me veía en la necesidad de seguir. No puedo decir que me encantó o se me hizo entretenida porque realmente no siento que sea el tipo de historia que está contada para ser amada sino para concientizar que esta y muchas otras historias similares existen y siguen sucediendo alrededor del mundo pero en especial en nuestro país.
P.D. ¿La nota en qué termina la novela? Poderosa.
P.D. ¿La nota en qué termina la novela? Poderosa.
dinasamimi's review against another edition
5.0
This book is breathless. Melchor writes without pause, with the urgency people have when their lives are falling through the cracks. The structure and pacing of the story are excellent, unfolding in intricate ways. There is a surprising amount of sex and sexuality and sexual violence, all brutally told.
nookatdusk's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Pedophilia, Death, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, Police brutality, Drug use, and Abortion
lorenamt96's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
medium-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
gabbyk92's review
challenging
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Relentlessly harrowing
susischmolz's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
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
4.5
mainlytwelve's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
and there was boy in sewer... and he was eating the rat... and the rat was eating the dog... and the dog was eating me...
thelastgrim's review against another edition
2.0
Nit' manje knjige nit' više pušenja kurca... i to ne onog dobro, već gej.
1.67 pušenja/stranici...
Dosadno, šturo, nekreativno, ponavljajuće...
Gej fantazije jedne baba-devojke.
Kič i šund od knjige.
1.67 pušenja/stranici...
Dosadno, šturo, nekreativno, ponavljajuće...
Gej fantazije jedne baba-devojke.
Kič i šund od knjige.
oversherin's review
challenging
dark
sad
tense
medium-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
Not rating this book because it is not my taste - but I respect the hell out of it.
This book is incredibly violent and dark. You get right into the mind of the characters who are deeply troubled and hateful people who are wrecked by their environment. Chapters are long dark spirals into the depths of these characters and their darkest thoughts imaginable. Despite this, Melchor is very skilled in giving them just enough humanity that I empathized with them and wanted to stick it out to the end. As other reviewers have said, this book is deeply, disturbingly, honest in a way I have never read before. To me, the hardest part of this book is that most of the characters are children who are wrapped up in the worst of the world. The run-on prose took adjustment, but I found it very natural by middle.
Overall, I thought the story was compelling and timeless. I gritted my teeth through the whole book and had to scan some chapters because I just couldn't stomach it. However, I respect this book and the stories it's telling. There is more truth to this book than I'd like to face. It definitely affected me in an artful way.
This book is incredibly violent and dark. You get right into the mind of the characters who are deeply troubled and hateful people who are wrecked by their environment. Chapters are long dark spirals into the depths of these characters and their darkest thoughts imaginable. Despite this, Melchor is very skilled in giving them just enough humanity that I empathized with them and wanted to stick it out to the end. As other reviewers have said, this book is deeply, disturbingly, honest in a way I have never read before. To me, the hardest part of this book is that most of the characters are children who are wrapped up in the worst of the world. The run-on prose took adjustment, but I found it very natural by middle.
Overall, I thought the story was compelling and timeless. I gritted my teeth through the whole book and had to scan some chapters because I just couldn't stomach it. However, I respect this book and the stories it's telling. There is more truth to this book than I'd like to face. It definitely affected me in an artful way.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Incest, Child abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, and Rape