515 reviews for:

The Tortilla Curtain

T.C. Boyle

3.4 AVERAGE


No!

I didn’t WANT to read this. I didn’t ENJOY reading this. But I NEEDED to read this. Sometimes it’s helpful to see all your ugly hypocracies, exaggerated and naked on the page, to remind you not to feel too good about your place in the world.
challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mayapapaya55's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 51%

I really didn’t like this book. Couldn’t find the characters likable enough to care about what happened to them for the remainder of the novel 
challenging dark emotional sad tense 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: Yes
dark emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Well written story that portrays such deep desires and frivolousness. But then the story just ends, there is no resolution, you are just left wondering "and then what happened".
medium-paced
challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional funny fast-paced