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Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo

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slampizzy's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

reggiewoods's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This is a fever dream of a story. A man goes on a journey to find his father whom he’s never met, but upon arrival he discovers a ghost town. The rest of the novel is hard to follow, as it seems to be a mixture of dreams and conversations that may be real or imagined people that may or may not be dead. The father’s story is revealed to the traveler through these visions and stories. It is considered a masterpiece by most. It was hard for me to follow (I rarely have undisturbed reading time), but I did thoroughly enjoy the tone of the novella. I would have to read it a second time (more focused, hopefully) to fully appreciate its magnitude and would enjoy the opportunity to do so.

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3.0

3.5 =) Empecé a leer sin saber qué esperar, ¡y me terminó gustando! Estoy sorprendida. No diría que es una lectura fácil, pues hay que prestarle atención para entender todos los detalles -los cuales son bastante importante cuando estamos hablando de realismo mágico. Sin embargo no es realmente pesada, y como el libro es tan corto, se lee bien rápido.

A pesar de ser un clásico, nunca me lo pusieron a leer en el colegio, y, siendo sincera, tampoco había escuchado mucho de él. Por eso me alegro que las chicas de mi club de lectura le hayan dado tanta promoción :)

Me he quedado con ganas de leer más sobre este género ¡así que acepto recomendaciones!

viceversa's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

sriq's review against another edition

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"I noticed that her voice was made of human cords, that her mouth had teeth and a tongue that would engage and disengage as she spoke, and that her eyes were just like those of anyone else alive on earth."

"And on blustery days you see the wind as it blows the leaves here and there, even when it’s easy to see there aren’t any trees around these parts. There must’ve been at some point. Otherwise, where would all the leaves have come from?"

"Each sigh is like a sip of life that slowly gets away from us."

"He thought he knew her. But even if that were not the case, was it not enough to know that she was the creature he most loved in all the world?"

"Then she felt as if her head had dropped onto her abdomen. She tried to lift it back up, to separate it from her belly, which pressed against her eyes and made it difficult to breathe, but with each effort she tumbled farther, as if she were sinking into the night."