Reviews

Chansons pour l'incendie by Juan Gabriel Vásquez

euphorita's review against another edition

challenging informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

lisagray68's review against another edition

dark reflective 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? It's complicated

3.0

mmkn_99's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

A great collection of short stories, evocative & emotional. Each short story has been touched by violence in one way or another, and the Juan Gabriel Vásquez writes it all beautifully.  I didn’t know what I was getting into at first, but I am so glad I read this book.

chelseamartinez's review against another edition

5.0

Woman on the Riverbank
**The Double (red ball blue ball draft picks)
***Frogs (can be pregnancy tests?)
Bad News
***Us (ugly american)
**Airport (roman polanski?)
The Boys
The Last Corrido
***Songs for the Flames (why don't I know anything about la violencia?)

eloiset's review against another edition

dark emotional informative medium-paced

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

4.0

sarahreadsaverylot's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

4.75

theano_'s review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

irma_sincera's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

Dabar jau galiu drąsiai sakyti, kad Juan Gabriel Vasquez yra MANO rašytojas. Šioje trumpų istorijų kolekcijoje (šis formatas jam tobulai tinka), jis sugeba net mažiausius gyvenimo momentus, pokalbius, paversti giliausiomis istorijomis, kurios dar ir turi dažnai asmeniniu sasąjų su pačiu autoriumi.  Visose istorijose įsipynė  jo "signature" tema - Kolumbija ir žmonių patirti žiaurumai. Bet viskas taip subtiliai, tarsi kažkur fone, bet net nesuabejosi temos svarba. Šios istorijos tikrai liks su manimi ir labai džiaugiuosi, kad dar liko kelios jo neperskaitytos knygos. Manau šis formatas labai tinkamas ir pirmai pažinčiai su autoriumi, tarsi toks "paskanavimas" to, ką jis sugeba. 

mitchf's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

jclark27's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

4.25