Reviews tagging 'War'

On a Night of a Thousand Stars by Andrea Yaryura Clark

6 reviews

courtscruggs's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Trafficking, Gun violence, and War

Minor: Rape

colourfulthreads's review

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.0

This was a good introduction to the history of the military dictatorship in Argentina in the 1970's. I did find the love story plotlines to be overly simplified.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Murder, Death of parent, Confinement, Infidelity, War, Genocide, Police brutality, and Death

Minor: Infertility

araines's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, Genocide, Confinement, Deportation, Abandonment, Death, Grief, Torture, and War

Minor: Infertility

indiarose8's review

dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

It's an intriguing, informative, and very sad story about a part of history that doesn't get discussed enough. At times the writing felt a bit awkward but the story was very good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Torture

Moderate: War, Grief, and Gore

Minor: Sexual content

lbutcher's review

dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Murder, and War

ashleysbookthoughts's review

emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.25

I don’t read enough books set in South America, and aside from having seen Evita, I know embarrassingly little about Argentina. Obviously I need to remedy that, so I was delighted when Grand Central sent me this gorgeous historical fiction set during Argentina’s Dirty War. 

On a Night of a Thousand Stars is my favorite type of historical fiction. It has a dual timeline, lots of characters, and a bit of a mystery that unravels slowly. While the mystery piece was fairly predictable, it was compelling to see how that inevitable conclusion would be reached. 

I really enjoyed this book. My only complaint is that many of the characters (particularly Valentina) are almost too perfect. I would have appreciated more complexity. Stantiago is really the only “gray” character in the book, with everyone else seeming to be saint or villain. Still, a compelling read about an underrepresented historical era. It’s a fantastic debut and I’ll be sure to check out whatever Andrea Clark does next. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Murder, War, Stalking, and Torture

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Miscarriage