Reviews

You Dreamed of Empires by Álvaro Enrigue

gabitheaustrian's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative sad slow-paced

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

4.75

sofiasayyah's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny mysterious tense slow-paced

4.25

mangosteem's review against another edition

slow-paced

3.0

bpicillo's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

Immensely inventive with plenty of twists and turns and surprisingly funny. Continued to surprise me throughout. 

grumpykat907's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

cbrosen610's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This took me forever to read because it is a VERY challenging book. All the names and places and titles were completely new to me and it takes place in a constant haze and high from mushrooms, BUT it was unlike any book I’ve ever read and it REALLY worked its way into my brain. I think about it all the time lol. But definitely challenging, not sure if I would recommend it as a “fun” read but I’m SO glad I read it. 

tweedsuitcase's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

dunforde's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny informative slow-paced

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

3.75

oceanelle's review against another edition

Couldn’t get into it. 

mhsenglish's review against another edition

challenging funny informative slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0