3.93k reviews for:

Distância de resgate

Samanta Schweblin

3.69 AVERAGE

lunari's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

laupm's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious tense fast-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

reaperreads's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

beadingrainbow's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: No

alwaysactuallyanna's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

littlejolenies's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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I gave up the first time I tried reading this. I went back later and listened to the audiobook and I'm glad I did! It was wild and super uncomfortable.

terrenceob's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

thissoftworld's review against another edition

2.0

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

selenotropic's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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A really interesting little novella, told as a deathbed conversation between a woman and a boy who is possibly a hallucination. To me the most compelling part of this book is the way it plays with the interaction between its political horror and the inklings of something more supernatural. Although you can read it as supernatural, to me it is instead a tale of how, when the things that are victimizing you are way beyond your control as an individual, the way one can find a refuge in superstition and how this can both comfort you and distract you from recognizing the actual problems present. A neat book, albeit one I'm at times slightly ambivalent about.

emiontour's review against another edition

2.75

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I enjoyed this, the atmosphere was creepy and left me feeling uneasy. But it also left me confused lol