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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
A short n' sweet neo-noir with a dash of Bukowskian wit, the heir apparent to Roberto Bolano.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Pedophilia
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Everything I wrote down while reading this book:
hell yes.
"As if there's nothing to be learned from defeat."
hell yes.
"As if there's nothing to be learned from defeat."
3.5 stars.
This book was kindly sent to me by the publisher after I requested it for review. All opinions are my own.
This was my first Herrera book, and it certainly won't be my last. In The Transmigration of Bodies, we follow a couple of days in the life of The Redeemer, caught in the middle of two feuding families who each possess a body belonging to the other. His job is to make the trade.
I don't think I have read any hard-boiled crime fiction not set in America, so this look into the Mexican underbelly was a breath of fresh air. This novella is full of sex, language, but surprisingly little violence. What it does feel is incredibly real, and I could feel the threat of disease and the heat of the sun on me as I was reading it. Herrera's prose is compulsively readable, and I thought the translation by Lisa Dillman was done incredibly well.
However, this was just a little too short for me, and there were points where I found myself losing track of what was going on. Despite the plot being fairly simple, I found myself wanting more backstory to the families as it was sometimes difficult remembering how to tell them apart. I wanted to know their history hating each other, how they each got to where they were, and more about the young victims.
Overall though, this was a thoroughly entertaining read, and won't take you long if you're looking to try out some translated fiction.
This book was kindly sent to me by the publisher after I requested it for review. All opinions are my own.
This was my first Herrera book, and it certainly won't be my last. In The Transmigration of Bodies, we follow a couple of days in the life of The Redeemer, caught in the middle of two feuding families who each possess a body belonging to the other. His job is to make the trade.
I don't think I have read any hard-boiled crime fiction not set in America, so this look into the Mexican underbelly was a breath of fresh air. This novella is full of sex, language, but surprisingly little violence. What it does feel is incredibly real, and I could feel the threat of disease and the heat of the sun on me as I was reading it. Herrera's prose is compulsively readable, and I thought the translation by Lisa Dillman was done incredibly well.
However, this was just a little too short for me, and there were points where I found myself losing track of what was going on. Despite the plot being fairly simple, I found myself wanting more backstory to the families as it was sometimes difficult remembering how to tell them apart. I wanted to know their history hating each other, how they each got to where they were, and more about the young victims.
Overall though, this was a thoroughly entertaining read, and won't take you long if you're looking to try out some translated fiction.
I truly do not know what I read haha. I was pretty lost most of the book but it was interesting at times which it why I have it a second star. I should have read it in Spanish, probably would’ve enjoyed it more. I feel like the ‘fuckit’ translation isn’t correct. ‘Fuckit’ didn’t make sense in the way he was using it.
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No