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4.2 AVERAGE
4.2 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
read with Sam and this one feels hard to summarize! pitched to me as magical realism, with much more ordered fantastical elements than that genre would contain, and most firmly in the literary horror camp. set over several turbulent decades in Argentina, this book takes its time to build a world where violence is both supernatural and political, where people are disappeared because of state terrorism and hidden cults. I won’t lie, you’ll spend a lot of the book wondering what these darker powers are up to exactly, and the end leaves with many questions still lingering in the air, but the writing had me hooked, and the fact that there’s so much space for looming dread makes the pointedly scary moments all the more effective. the imagery is visceral - claws, eyelids, migraine auras, scars, bones, heat - and the undertone very dark - torture, abductions, abuse in the name of protection - and these things are rooted as much in class and state violence as they are in dark and demanding magic, which makes for a complicated and compelling genre novel.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent
A haunting and rich story, filled with characters that stick with you. The horror was well done and the structure of the novel created an intrigue that lasted until the end. Loved the interweaving of supernatural elements with the real violent history of Argentina during the novel’s time period.
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
medium-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
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-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
i stopped listening to the audiobook for the unlikable characters i didn't even enjoy disliking. i couldn‘t be bothered with what would happen to them.
4.5
I really liked it. It is a bit long and was hard to get through at times but it’s a really gripping and interesting book. Made me realize that I should read more latam literature. Definitely has some very dark themes but overall a really good, serious read
I really liked it. It is a bit long and was hard to get through at times but it’s a really gripping and interesting book. Made me realize that I should read more latam literature. Definitely has some very dark themes but overall a really good, serious read