Reviews

La Banda de la Tenaza by Edward Abbey

ktringali's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-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

3.0

ejwatson's review against another edition

adventurous funny slow-paced

2.0

ghamblock1's review against another edition

1.0

Abandoned at 53%. Meh.

biolexicon's review against another edition

1.0

Even with a concept as exciting as vigilante eco-justice, I struggled to make it through this novel. The pace was excruciatingly slow, the characters were flat and the action was few and far between. Most of the book was made up of landscape descriptions and dry meandering thoughts of the isolated, predictable main character. I want to be irritated with the portrayal of women in the book and the dull sex scenes but every other character was just as one-dimensional as they were so it is excused. It is a wonder I made it through the book, I gave up at least twice.
Though, I will say that nature writing with rugged male protagonists is a genre that, in general, I don't care for.

hollipapa's review against another edition

adventurous informative reflective 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? No

4.0

baileygrinter's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

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

4.5

cgpc's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense 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

lily_t_h's review against another edition

too many words, too much sexism

vmwierz's review against another edition

adventurous informative tense fast-paced

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

3.75

samstern's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

5.0