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queerloras's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abortion, Body horror, Confinement, Death, and Pregnancy
charlottejones952's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
melbsreads's review against another edition
3.0
Trigger warnings: Violence, probably some other stuff but I read this like a week ago and it was under a hundred pages, so...........
This book is very reminiscent for me of Gabriel Garcia Marquez. It's set in Venezuela and involves peculiar characters and magical realism. So.
Really, I don't have a HUGE amount to say about this. It's only 90-something pages, so there's not a lot of time for character development or story development or anything like that. The first half was definitely more interesting to me than the second, and the ending was downright weird. But I'm glad I read it - it definitely gave me a lot to think about.
This book is very reminiscent for me of Gabriel Garcia Marquez. It's set in Venezuela and involves peculiar characters and magical realism. So.
Really, I don't have a HUGE amount to say about this. It's only 90-something pages, so there's not a lot of time for character development or story development or anything like that. The first half was definitely more interesting to me than the second, and the ending was downright weird. But I'm glad I read it - it definitely gave me a lot to think about.
elp_kelp's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The story itself is rather unusual. My favourite part of this short novel was the language, there were some beautiful turns of phrase. Having said that, there were some potentially offensive words. I longed for more insight into Octavio’s thoughts and feelings, he seemed to move on from things without explanation.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racial slurs
seriouslybookedup's review
2.0
This book is one of those Bookstagram recommendations that pulled me in with its gorgeous, colorful cover. It’s painfully short at 96 pages and reads more like the synopsis for what might have been an epic, multi-generational tale about literacy, ambition, and guilt. I’m going to admit that I didn’t “get” a lot of it – which is probably a result of my own ignorance of the culture and history of Venezuela. This didn’t pack a huge punch for me
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