Reviews

Paradais by Fernanda Melchor

maryrosa's review against another edition

3.0

Pacing around in circles he sang under his breath, voy a Ilenarte toda, toda, the first crap that came into his head, lentamente y poco a poco, over and over so he didn't have to think about the rustles coming from the house, con mis besos, or the ghostly eyes he felt sure were spying on him

p1ppak's review against another edition

3.5

Enjoyed reading something as dark as Hurricane Season. Felt the characters harder to connect to as it was much shorter, but also the fast pace necessary for the story and it’s spiralling out of control

alistar's review against another edition

5.0

Páradais es sórdido, desagradable, miserable, tétrico, violento, angustioso, te coge y te asfixia y ya no te suelta hasta que terminas de leer la última página. Es la historia de un crimen que no para de escalar en su narración hasta el momento de su culminación, brutal desde el inicio. Es la historia de obsesiones, ambiciones y resultados atroces. Es la historia del contraste entre el privilegio de clase y la situación de las personas que malviven en las sombras, en los márgenes. Es soez, vulgar, abrasivo; es meterse en la cabeza de un adolescente caótico y destructivo, vulnerable y despreciable, harto de su realidad y en búsqueda de la forma más efectiva de poder salir de ella. La oralidad de la narración es nerviosa y apresurada, un relato de corrido que no permite espacio para respirar hasta que termina y, sin adornos ni florituras, te cuenta las cosas tal como son, tal como ocurren.

Este es mi primer libro de Fernanda Melchor y desde luego no será el último, tiene una redacción muy particular, quizás no del gusto de todo el mundo, pero si se conecta con ella es un gustazo leerla.

⭐⭐⭐⭐

hauzplantz's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

3.5

lauralou17's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-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

3.0

miamaybereading's review

Already was in a reading slump…

mjcglz's review against another edition

5.0

what the heeeeellllll

estoy impáctala, no tengo palabras, que perra la decisión de hacer todo tres laaaargos párrafos.

el final el final ahhhhh creo que es de los libros más duros que he leído, el lenguaje y monólogo lo hacen asfixiante.

erincny_'s review against another edition

4.0

gross but good. all i could think about while reading this was how toxic the main character was and also how bad i felt for him and his life. a quick read that explores masculinity, race and class divisions, poverty, desperation, and cycles of trauma. the author’s writing style is fascinating to me, like stream of consciousness but better because it’s not exactly that.

ektatron3000's review against another edition

3.0

This is really a 3.5 book, it’s not perfect but it’s so drenched in emotive energy that it works to conceal anything you may find fault in, the subtle addition of Latin Folklore really seals this up as almost Neo-Horror, Neo-Psychological-Horror .

vs9001's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

5.0