Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Candelaria by Melissa Lozada-Oliva

2 reviews

saltysnails's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

This is one of the most confusing books I have ever read. I think it could have benefited from a lot of editing a huge amount of potential it just needs so much work

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amarchetta's review

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adventurous dark funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
I loved this book. It is so complicated and intricate that I'm sure it could take years of study to analyze this work. But it was so interesting and funny and crazy that I didn't want to slow down. It moved between being clearly satirical and being so sincere that I cried a bit at the end :'( Just fantastic.
(Plus, I love to find a surprise abortion storyline in fiction!)

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