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3.5 AVERAGE
3.5 AVERAGE
I chuckled at the title when I looked at the book in the library. I assumed it was some crappy V.C. Andrews-wannabe with lots of incest and molestation, but skimming through it, I realized the writing was good and the characters seemed solid. I raced through it today because I didn't want to put it down. While washing my floors, I kept pausing to read just one more paragraph.
The story is about a young Mexican girl born with a very dark red birthmark from her shoulders to the back of her knees. She is treated badly because of it (and because she was the product of a rape) and eventually decides to go live "North" (Los Angeles). She meets a cunning old man in a mental hospital who steals her fake documents and won't give them back until she listens to his story. Some books begin strongly, like this one, and then lead to a different story that is boring and detracts from the beginning. Happily enough, both character's stories were entertaining and I just wanted to read more.
The ending is a bit unrealistic, true, but it was a great book.
The story is about a young Mexican girl born with a very dark red birthmark from her shoulders to the back of her knees. She is treated badly because of it (and because she was the product of a rape) and eventually decides to go live "North" (Los Angeles). She meets a cunning old man in a mental hospital who steals her fake documents and won't give them back until she listens to his story. Some books begin strongly, like this one, and then lead to a different story that is boring and detracts from the beginning. Happily enough, both character's stories were entertaining and I just wanted to read more.
The ending is a bit unrealistic, true, but it was a great book.
Den här boken vann jag för snart två år sedan på Västmanländskans bokblogg. Just då var Cecilia Samartin väldigt i ropet och jag läste om hennes böcker i stort sett varenda dag. Ändå har boken blivit stående i bokhyllan och i år tog jag med den i min boktolva, så den säkert skulle bli läst. Läs mer på http://bokslut.blogspot.se/2015/06/senor-peregrino-av-cecilia-samartin.html
Olipa jotenkin kliseinen ja ennalta-arvattava kirja. Odotin koko ajan, että loppu pelastaisi alun latteuden, mutta lopulta se tipautti tarinan vain syvemmälle yksinkertaisuuteen. Kirja oli kuitenkin ihan viihdyttävä lukea, joten siitä kaksi tähteä, mutta tämän jälkeen todella kaipaisin jotain oikeasti hyvää ja vaikuttavaa luettavaa.
Wow! This was nicely done, very fascinating and moving. The characters were wonderful and the relationships developed were great.
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Mielenkiintoinen ja mukaansatempaava, mutta lässähti loppua kohden.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
slow-paced
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I really liked listening to this book. Senor peregrino's story was so facinating, I did not want him to stop talking. The conclution was very satisfying and while I saw somethings coming, it did not dampen my enjoyment of the story.
reflective
slow-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Banal and poorly written. Jamilet is on a handful of occasions described as "not like other girls", all characters under the age of forty are described by how hot our narrators think they are, and if you can't have the person you want, you might as well kill yourself. This reads like a Fabio novel wanting to be "The Sorrows of Young Werter", and the result is... not my cup of tea, is the polite way of saying it.