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4.05 AVERAGE
4.05 AVERAGE
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I love the fantastical elements mixed with realism; I felt at first that the delicate perspective of the narrator, as sort of a grandfather storyteller, would be difficult to maintain, but the author did so wonderfully and built momentum for the resolution.
Incredibly emotionally dense and complex, but never unreachable
he tardado tantos meses en leérmelo que no puedo ponerle puntuación pero wow (en el buen y en el mal sentido) vaya experiencia. no sé si leeré algo más de garcía márquez tho
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
My god. MON DIEU. calvaire.... Stu un chef d'oeuvre ou pas... On decortique le colonialisme pis on le decriss pis on le vie pis on le meurt. Mauuuutadine. Jme dis pauvre ti loup, mais en meme temps jme dis gros colons...
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
C’était sublime, je sais vraiment pas pourquoi j’ai arrêté
challenging
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
90% of the time I was so annoyed by this book. I was prepared for the illogical absurdities of mystical realism, but the writing (and Hungarian translation) takes the reader and rushes through without giving us time to actually understand what’s happening – and of course the repetition of the names doesn’t help either. I consider myself lucky with the family tree included in the back of my edition.
I know it’s all kind of on purpose though and still, I’m glad I didn’t DNF the book because the last part made up for the whole mayhem going on.
I’d say it’s one of those stories where rather than the reading experience, just thinking back at it now that it’s finished will be much more enjoyable.