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aaria's review
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
alelu_09's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
delaguila19's review
4.0
Al estar narrado en segunda persona la lectura se hace interesante desde el inicio, se siente como el autor parecerÃa estar hablandole al lector y a su vez describiendo los escenarios, no obstante uno se va dando cuenta que el protagonista es Felipe y sus aventuras en la casa de la anciana consuelo y su sobria Aura. Se puede hacer una recomendacion de este libro sin hacer el tan temido spoiler solo sugiriendo encarecidamente leerlo ya que es una obra bandera del realismo magico.
outdoorminer's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
adapostrophe's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.25
patheticfallacy17's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
sriq's review against another edition
"You look around and a girl is standing there, a girl whose whole body you can't see because she's standing so close to you and her arrival was so unexpected, without the slightest sound--not even those sounds that can't be heard but are real anyway because they're remembered immediately afterwards, because in spite of everything they're louder than the silence that accompanies them."
"You open one of the windows and pull yourself up to look at that side garden, that square of yew trees and brambles where five, six, seven cats--you can't count them, can't hold yourself up there for more than a second--are all twined together, all writhing in flames and giving off a dense smoke that reeks of burnt fur."
"Then you fall on Aura's naked body, you fall on her naked arms, which are stretched out from one side of the bed to the other like the arms of the crucifix hanging on the wall, the black Christ with that scarlet silk wrapped around his thighs, his spread knees, his wounded side, his crown of thorns set on a tangled black wig with silver spangles. Aura opens up like an altar."
"You open one of the windows and pull yourself up to look at that side garden, that square of yew trees and brambles where five, six, seven cats--you can't count them, can't hold yourself up there for more than a second--are all twined together, all writhing in flames and giving off a dense smoke that reeks of burnt fur."
"Then you fall on Aura's naked body, you fall on her naked arms, which are stretched out from one side of the bed to the other like the arms of the crucifix hanging on the wall, the black Christ with that scarlet silk wrapped around his thighs, his spread knees, his wounded side, his crown of thorns set on a tangled black wig with silver spangles. Aura opens up like an altar."
mengui's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0