Estrella distante by Roberto Bolaño

3.85 AVERAGE

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katj3x's review against another edition

5.0
dark funny mysterious tense fast-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

heidkath's review against another edition

3.75
mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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carolinehomer's review against another edition

4.75
challenging dark funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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encyclopedia's review against another edition

4.5
Damn

leon_gao's review against another edition

5.0
每读一本波拉尼奥就像中一次毒
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juliabruiz's review against another edition

3.75
informative reflective

alexanderh's review against another edition

3.5
dark informative reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
Distant Star reads as a collection of vignettes (or tangents) all relating to Carlos Wieder. While it is a bit hard to follow, I somewhat enjoyed it. I like that the ending is a bit ambiguous. Although, the crime/detective bit towards the end is a weird part that feels a bit forced in it.
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miss_blackbird's review against another edition

3.0
Political poetry/ poetical politics

arnovanvlierberghe's review against another edition

4.0
Hauntingly suspenseful.

psinoza's review against another edition

5.0
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