Reviews - Nacht in Caracas

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Nacht in Caracas

Karina Sainz Borgo

3.6 AVERAGE

kallispell's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bestdressman's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

abzgrace's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

albertotobias's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Content Warnings

spayette's review against another edition

3.0

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

samraetom's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

bookreviewswithkb's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

“only a small difference in sound separates “leave” from “live.”

this novel is an examination of how we can become tools of oppression, how we can be brutalized and made into weapons of destruction, how the power can beat us into a submission we never knew we were capable of. the terror of grief and loss, of the lengths we will go to when we are left without choices. this novel is beautifully written but it does seem that the author ignores the class and race structures in Venezuela which limited the scope of understanding of the political circumstances that created the violence and destruction the protagonist is navigating

“Living: a miracle that I still don’t understand fully, one that grabs hold with the teeth of guilt. Surviving is part of the horror that travels with anyone who escapes. A plague that strives to bring us down when we’re healthy, to remind us that someone else was more deserving of staying alive.”