Reviews

Cinco horas con Mario by Miguel Delibes

dianagarcia's review against another edition

3.0

3,5⭐️

estoycabezabajo's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

ellanorte's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Cómo de una cosa tan pequeña e íntima, como es un velatorio, se saca un retrato de las dos Españas. Un retrato que, parece que no, pero sigue vigente. Vaya genio Miguel Delibes.

laraf9's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

alexaperdomo's review

2.0

Para mí, un clásico que no sobrevivió a los años.

La novela es un monólogo de Carmen, una mujer de clase media alta, sobre su vida junto a su recién fallecido esposo.

El asunto es que Carmen hace un recuento de todo su matrimonio, incluyendo el "cortejo", el noviazgo, los hijos, los pocos lujos, las pocas muestras de amor y su infinita contrariedad sobre básicamente todas las cosas que creía y defendía su marido, Mario.

Entiendo que es un retrato de la sociedad española de la posguerra civil.

Pero me parece que no alcanza.

No saqué nada en limpio, no me quedo con nada salvo una mujer cuyos pensamientos no sobreviven más, afortunadamente.

Lo único que conseguí fue sentir pena por el pobre Mario, que vivió siempre al lado de una mujer que lo menospreciaba hasta considerarlo inútil, que lo criticaba por sus inclinaciones socialistas, y que ninguneaba incluso su intelectualidad y vocación de escritor.

La novela se hace lenta, repetitiva, tediosa, un poco odiosa y muy, muy repetitiva.

Pocas veces me pasa, pero no logro pensar en un público al cual pudiera recomendar esta novela. Así que sirva esta reseña para ahorrarles a ustedes esta lectura.

anarodriiguezgarcia's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective slow-paced

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

4.75

nataalia_sanchez's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

crissy_estev's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

leelulah's review

2.0

I liked the tactic of the monologue even if it was obsessive and a caricature of a Conservative Catholic Spaniard in wartime, assuming they all approved of everything Franco did. The threat of the Left was very real and it's unfair that the author presents facts in such a skewed way, with the protagonist being a hypocrite who couldn't understand that her husband was a good man, and the son explicitly telling you how to read the book at the end. I am giving it two stars only because it's well narrated, not because I agree with its ideological content, nor the idea that readers are too dumb to figure whatever the author means out.

frbrthr's review

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0