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crazytourists_books's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
What do I say about this book? Hmm....
It is definitely super atmospheric and nostalgic and dark. I kept have a picture in my head, of two middle aged men, good friends, in the early nineties, sitting in a sofa, telling stories while projecting black and white photos on a wall for their friends. And as fragments, snippets of an adventurous, troubled life, the book worked. As a novel, not so much.
I did like it, but didn't love it.
It is definitely super atmospheric and nostalgic and dark. I kept have a picture in my head, of two middle aged men, good friends, in the early nineties, sitting in a sofa, telling stories while projecting black and white photos on a wall for their friends. And as fragments, snippets of an adventurous, troubled life, the book worked. As a novel, not so much.
I did like it, but didn't love it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use
Moderate: Suicide attempt and Suicide
penelopereads's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Wasn’t so much taken by the story but was blown away by the beautiful, poetic descriptions. Water - rain, sea - and birds recurring motifs. Loneliness, sadness, broken-heartedness and melancholy. Feeling lost, hopeless. There’s darkness in the book. There’s a sense of something threatening.
I loved the Spanish setting and enjoyed getting lost again in Granada, Seville, Barcelona, Cadiz, Malaga.
I loved the Spanish setting and enjoyed getting lost again in Granada, Seville, Barcelona, Cadiz, Malaga.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Addiction
Minor: Infidelity, Stalking, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Death, Trafficking, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide, Self harm, Sexual content, and Emotional abuse
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