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highdjo's review
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
pearloz's review
3.0
More like 3.5, there were a variety of story-types here, I think her best were the strange ones (though some of those just dropped off randomly). Rabbit Island in particular I found a strong story but suffered from what a lot of stories suffered from in this collection: it just ran out of gas.
rossi_am's review against another edition
not sure it was the right time to read, had a hard time focussing/following
missloflipo's review against another edition
3.0
Lo raro y lo espeluznante (guiño, guiño, Mark Fisher) se sienten en casa en el formato del cuento. Mantener la tensión o una atmósfera que ponga los pelillos de punta en unas cuantas páginas es una genialidad que he disfrutado, por ejemplo, con la pluma de Mariana Enríquez o con la de Anna Starobinets. Y me ha pasado lo mismo con Elvira Navarro.
Aunque unos relatos me parecen más pulidos que otros, los 11 que componen La isla de los conejos tienen esa impronta perturbadora e inclasificable de realidad deformada de la que os hablo. Leyéndola me llega cierto olor a ácaros y a polvo y parece que los muebles o la casa crujen más de lo normal pero no por un fantasma juguetón. Más bien por una inquietud que no sé muy bien desde dónde emerge, pero que me mantiene todo el tiempo alerta
Aunque unos relatos me parecen más pulidos que otros, los 11 que componen La isla de los conejos tienen esa impronta perturbadora e inclasificable de realidad deformada de la que os hablo. Leyéndola me llega cierto olor a ácaros y a polvo y parece que los muebles o la casa crujen más de lo normal pero no por un fantasma juguetón. Más bien por una inquietud que no sé muy bien desde dónde emerge, pero que me mantiene todo el tiempo alerta
jamesdavid's review
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
farisandbooks's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
tonythep's review
5.0
We are undoubtedly experiencing a golden age of surreal fiction, much of it translated, and the best of it written by women.
For short story junkies like myself it is a particularly good time to be stuck at home avoiding other humans.
Each story in this amazing collection connects with me viscerally, yet each one connects differently, like a smell, a taste, or a texture.
Some are mysterious and subtle while others are brazen and bold, grotesque even. Each one
For short story junkies like myself it is a particularly good time to be stuck at home avoiding other humans.
Each story in this amazing collection connects with me viscerally, yet each one connects differently, like a smell, a taste, or a texture.
Some are mysterious and subtle while others are brazen and bold, grotesque even. Each one