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Sudden Death by Álvaro Enrigue

joe_tal_'s review against another edition

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adventurous funny informative mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

sleepingsaha's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I never really know what an Enrigue novel is about, but I sure have a great time on his genre-bending, ahistorical, magical ride! Was delighted to see how this book connects to “You Dream of Empires” too. 

yavin_iv's review against another edition

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not the right Moment, will come back to it

samjeancoop's review against another edition

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adventurous funny medium-paced

3.0

cav241's review against another edition

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dark funny slow-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

3.5

ceealaina's review against another edition

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4.0

I really, really enjoyed this book, and I can't even fully articulate why.

It was confusing, and it's definitely not for everyone. It jumps around a lot, both in time and location, and there's a whole lot of characters, some of them called by different names, so it's hard to keep everyone straight. And I admit that at first I had a hard time keeping focused on the book.

But about halfway through... I don't know, it just started to draw me in more and more. I still had a hard time keeping everyone straight, but once I stopped worrying about it, it seemed to get easier. The whole thing was a little surreal, but the language was lovely, and it was just a really enjoyable experience.

maajaa's review against another edition

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

2.5

itismebruna's review against another edition

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Although the subject is interesting and I would love to learn more about this part of the history, the execution, language and format of the book were not really engaging me. 

knightofswords's review against another edition

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4.0

A sprawling mess in the best way possible

patlanders's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging fast-paced

4.5