3.22k reviews for:

El hombre de hojalata

Sarah Winman

4.03 AVERAGE

isa_reader's review against another edition

4.0

reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

hearteyes's review against another edition

3.75

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

ingridbergman's review against another edition

4.25

emotional reflective sad medium-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

chilgeman's review against another edition

2.75

emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ruffstuff's review against another edition

3.5

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

cbezy77's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

pixieparliament's review against another edition

3.0

reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I read this for my book club and it also fulfilled a reading challenge prompt. It's hard to get a real sense of the characters and it's takes a while to get into the book. Some good discussion points for a book club though

hannahmayreads's review against another edition

5.0

emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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"I look at these young men, not in envy but in wonder. It is for them now, the beauty of discovery, that endless moonscape of life unfolding."

If Sarah Winman's were the only books left in the world I would be wholly satisfied. I felt my heart contort as I read this book. The pain Winman conveys is immense. Heartbreaking. But she is so tender, the prose so beautifully crafted, and the language intricately woven. Everything is amplified by its restraint - such a small book so heavy with feeling. The NY Times were right to call it “a small miracle”. There were moments when the intensity of it left me feeling breathless. I’m not one to cry while reading, but Winman will get me every time. 

bookishblue's review against another edition

5.0

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

cdog859's review against another edition

4.5

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated