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Páradais by Fernanda Melchor

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mjap_04's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense fast-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

4.0

Well written.
Compelling characters whose flaws are what drives the plot forward.
Also extremely disturbing and hard to get through due to the brutality of the main character thoughts.

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seethinglloron's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense medium-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

4.25

Hard to put words to how this made me feel. I might have been primed to finish it tonight, and I felt truly cored like an apple by the end. The whole time, Melchor's praise is like a corkscrew to the eye, digging and digging into the nerves until I was left as electric with misery as Polo. Incredible work here.

My only gripe is that I felt the start was a tad slow, but the whole thing is so short that you're through the whole thing in the amount of time it takes to flinch at the sound of a gunshot. My g-d.

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kia_y_k's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.75

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owlribbon's review against another edition

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4.5

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veelaughtland's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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kaiulanilee's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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serendipitysbooks's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Paradais also involves a pair of characters who feel dissatisfied with their lives. In this case they are a pair of teenage boys who are willing to take whatever action is needed to get what they want. Polo works as a gardener’s assistant in a luxury housing complex. He’s desperate for money and the freedom it will offer him. Franco lives in the complex with his grandparents. What he wants is to have sex with one of his married neighbours with whom he is obsessed. Over stolen whisky they hatch a plan they believe will get them what they want. Spending time with these two was not a pleasant experience - their sense of entitlement, their self-justification, the gross objectification of women’s bodies and the fat phobia precluded that. But the writing was compelling and the story highlighted important issues such as social and economic inequalities, sexism and toxic masculinity. The ending was not surprising, but horrifying all the same. Deeply disturbing and unforgettable.

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