Reviews

Musée animal by Carlos Fonseca

bookish_riz's review against another edition

emotional slow-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

3.0

joellie's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

amyjo25's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective 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

3.75

kate_303's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective 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

5.0

historian's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

to be honest i’m not even sure i could say what this book was about and that’s probably the point. reading felt like web weaving different bits of a personal history that was vaguely attached to some form of art — not unpleasant at all, but perhaps lacking a focal point 

pking90's review against another edition

5.0

This is that kind of book that tests and then rewards you. It begins in a way that makes you feel you missed something and then proceeds with an oneiric logic that finally accrues meaning and then... you’re off! I’m glad I kept with it, I almost abandoned it twice just because it seemed like I was missing something, but when I finally surrendered to the book’s flow I got something that was almost Bolaño-esque in its examination of history and the placement of its characters in reality. It ended up being super fun and I’m glad I roughed it out. “... all stories were necessarily incomplete, any story was covered by secrets in the end.”

priya_mackenzie's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

onlydan's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

cehou385's review against another edition

slow-paced

2.0

jonathanwlodarski's review against another edition

4.0

It's one of those enigma-type books. Interesting questions, interesting (non)answers.

4/5