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brisamar's review against another edition
3.0
A ratos divertido, pero muestra como la política y las revoluciones son un entramado donde los que salen perdiendo son los que no tienen el poder.
chicokc's review against another edition
5.0
Es la historia de un general en tiempos posteriores a la revolución mexicana (a su conclusión y durante la cristiada) que lucha, quiere un México mejor, pero no hay muchas cosas que le salgan bien. Además hay demasiados puestos, intereses, traiciones, complots, etc. Todos contra todos, cambiándose de bando y tramando como fregarse al siguiente.
thepamz's review against another edition
5.0
Ya lo había leído hace unos 20 años pero lo aprecié más ahora. Es una historia en México postrevolucionario de unos hombres que a toda costa quieren mantener el poder (y según ellos los intereses del pueblo mexicano, pero la verdad eso es secundario). Y vaya, las cosas no les salen bien, y hay mucho de que reír tanto en las tonterías que cometen como en la manera en la que el General Guadalupe Arroyo narra los hechos. Es un libro genial.
nosoynayeli's review against another edition
1.0
Oficialmente abandonado en 24% y ya no recuerdo nada de eso que leí , viendo la actividad en GR al parecer el personaje no me gustaba, pero sus desgracias me daban risa ...
liliammtz's review against another edition
5.0
"En la actualidad, el Ejército Mexicano tiene los generales que le hacen falta; todos los demás están enterrados, retirados o dedicados a los negocios."
lolashi's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
shanviolinlove's review against another edition
Jorge Ibargüengoitia has been on my radar for months, and after reading a Juan Pablo Villalobos book that heavily referenced him (the protagonist was a literature PhD candidate studying Ibargüengoitia) I finally checked him out. Indeed, Villalobos has Jorge Ibargüengoitia to thank for his writing style. Dry, satiric sense of humor, "deadpan" delivery amid sheer irreverence. War novels are not my go-to, though I have read more than a few of them, but as this one was more farcical, I could get into it more. Ibargüengoitia's sense of humor (like Villalobos') wasn't necessarily "ha-ha"-inducing (though there were a couple scenes that got me there), but rather a more lighthearted approach that made tackling something as brutally violent as the Mexican Revolution a seamless reading experience. Yet, after it was done, realizing how flippant death and betrayals were treated in actual events (as detailed in the intro for readers less versed in Mexican history) as parroted in the book made the humor take on a more sinister tone altogether.
chicowriter's review against another edition
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
jandi's review against another edition
5.0
Hillarious memories of a retired militar, parody of the Mexican Revolution. Jorge Ibargüengoitia's wit and sarcasm turn this into one of my favorite books.