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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
Loved this. Im assuming the interpretation is pretty wide. Lots of stuffs can be said here, but I'm going with husband going mad over grieving his deceased wife, accompanied with all the other losses surrounding him in his life. Though that could leave the old lady as a very big plot hole. But how Im going about with this is the fact that a big deal of the story is not meant to be understood or 'mean' something. Like what Thiago himself was desperate to find. The meaning of it all
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
i’m actually not okay
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-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
dark
emotional
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Suicide
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was a wild ride. I'm going to be digesting this one for quite some time. The writing is excellent and the treatment of grief is really thoughtful and nuanced. The surrealism introduced especially towards the end puts me in mind of Master and Margarita, in that it is an onion: you can keep pulling back layers forever and still never reach the center.
This book was so unique. The first third was very sad. Not much going on, but sad. It is about the main character grieving his wife who recently died in a freak accident. The rest of the book starts to twist into a horror story with random things like a haunted Alexa or a Cujo dog. I interpreted these random events as a metaphor for grief. But that’s what’s so cool about this book, it is open to interpretation.
I mean…WOW. This book was something else. A whole different genre from any other book. This book has a genre and it is Gus Moreno. It was a fever dream and a half. The feel of grief and going through it with the main character was heartbreaking. There were multiple times I felt like I was grieving a woman I’ve never met. I can not describe how unbelievably good this was. If I had to pick one thing that I didn’t enjoy about this book would be the frequent repeated sentences. Other than that, I hope that wherever Thiago is…he’s happy.
dark
emotional
mysterious
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:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced