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flyingorcas's review against another edition
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
its_soup's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
stephaniedoke's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
locket1981's review against another edition
challenging
sad
medium-paced
3.0
One day, the children begin to show up in the subtropical town of San Crist�bal. Aged between nine and thirteen, the children are covered in dirt and hungry. They beg food, commit small acts of vandalism, play games that don't seem to have any rules, and communicate with each other in a strange language. No one knows where they come from or where they disappear to each night. And then, they rob a supermarket and stab two adults, bringing fear to the town. Thus begins a fearsome and thrilling modern morality tale that retraces the lines between good and evil, the civilised and the wild, and drags our assumptions about childhood and innocence out into the light.
jero_02's review against another edition
5.0
Una especie de reverso de "El señor de las moscas".
Preciso, magnético y perturbador.
Preciso, magnético y perturbador.
larissag's review
4.0
9/10! i really enjoyed the writing and how weird it was. very jarring and i want to reread this in a few months and see what i missed.
noelia_gsg's review against another edition
1.0
La novela consiste en la narración de una persona sobre un hecho que vivió hace 20 años. Faltan diálogos y la línea temporal es inconclusa (mezcla hechos del pasado con hechos del presente, eso hace que no sepas diferenciar los tiempos)
lblythes's review
5.0
A quietly eerie book that delicately peels apart layers of childhood. A modern, Southern America, study of violence and children left to their own communities which was very deeply and profoundly written. A masterpiece!