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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
Sometimes, male writers get women so right I feel exposed. Others try to write women but actually just create a character in their own image. This book is the latter.
Et ainsi, après toutes ses lectures à El Puerto de Santa María, Teresa continuait à accumuler des livres, l'un après l'autre, le jour de congé hebdomadaire, les nuits où le sommeil la fuyait. Même la peur familière de la lumière grise de l'aube, ces moments qui se faisaient insoutenables, pouvait être parfois tenue en respect en ouvrant le livre qui était sur la table de nuit. De la sorte, Teresa s'aperçut que ce qui n'était qu'un objet inerte d'encre et de papier prenait vie quand quelqu'un en tournait les pages et en parcourait les lignes, en y projetant son existence, ses passions, ses goûts, ses qualités et ses défauts. Et maintenant elle était certaine de ce qu'elle avait entrevu au début, quand elle commentait avec Pati O'Farrell les aventures de l'infortuné puis fortuné Edmond Dantès ; qu'il n'y a pas deux livres semblables, parce qu'il n'y a jamais eu deux lecteurs semblables. Et que chaque livre lu est, comme chaque être humain, un livre singulier, une histoire unique et un monde à part.
Muchas descripciones de armas, lanchas motoras y demás herramientas que se utilizan en el narcotráfico, pero todo ello con un vocabulario iberoamericano que dificulta la comprensión y la lectura, y tanta acumulación de vocabulario del narcotráfico que te hace desconectar.
Entretenido libro con algún giro de guión interesante.
No creo que sea lo mejor de Reverte.
No creo que sea lo mejor de Reverte.
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
While I found Teresa's life interesting and enjoyed learning how she became the Queen of the South, I did not enjoy the overall execution. There was a lot of fluff put into this book that I did not care much for. I think I would've enjoyed this much more if it were written in first person. The text was extremely dense, and some of the language has not translated well into present times.
I did like Teresa and her resilience working with misogynistic men who believe they are powerful. She handled them with grace. That was my favorite part about this book. Teresa kept her loyalty and did not change just because she became wealthy. She was wholesome and fair for the most part. I respect that about her character.
I did like Teresa and her resilience working with misogynistic men who believe they are powerful. She handled them with grace. That was my favorite part about this book. Teresa kept her loyalty and did not change just because she became wealthy. She was wholesome and fair for the most part. I respect that about her character.
Am I the only one that thought this book was a bit on the boring side? I didn't admire the main character for her drug world survival... she got what she wanted by sleeping with men. The author's tone, to someone who was unaware of the shroud of mystery around the story, is overdramatic and drawn out. There is gorgeous prose, some paragraphs I even copied down, but the story and characters are frustratingly slow to develop.