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3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
dark
informative
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Un libro que relata la pérdida de la madre, de la casa, de la patria, de su propia identidad...
Una historia marcada por el horror y la violencia.
Me gustó mucho haberlo leído y conocer un poco más de todo lo que pasó y pasa tan cerca.
Una historia marcada por el horror y la violencia.
Me gustó mucho haberlo leído y conocer un poco más de todo lo que pasó y pasa tan cerca.
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I read this for my reading around the world challenge for Venezuela! It Would Be Night in Caracas is a literary Dystopian novel. We get switching chapters with glimpses at the present in this dystopian horror that Venezuelan has descended into, as well as the years prior getting to know MC Adelaida and a few other minor characters.
This had a lot of very dark and violent moments that could be difficult to read at times. Aside from the bleak story, there were poignant moments about identity and grief. Birth is also used as a metaphor throughout the book to demonstrate key moments in Adelaida’s life.
Despite the violence and depressing majority of what happens, there were also glimpses of hope-and joy displayed in the reflections of Adelaida’s past-that made for moving read! And although it’s dystopian, I did learn a bit about Venezuela and can’t wait to read more (hopefully happier) books from the country.
Despite the violence and depressing majority of what happens, there were also glimpses of hope-and joy displayed in the reflections of Adelaida’s past-that made for moving read! And although it’s dystopian, I did learn a bit about Venezuela and can’t wait to read more (hopefully happier) books from the country.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Cancer, Fatphobia, Rape, Torture, Death of parent
Minor: Dementia
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
How would you survive if you where born in another part of the world, when the world is so flawed, scary and broken
dark
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I started this in physical copy and it was very very slow for me and I didn’t care for the writing style. If I had kept reading it that way, I would have DNF’d, but instead I gave the audio a chance and that’s how I’d recommend reading this. It was heartbreaking and intense.