288 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781843431817
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Harvill Secker
Publication date: Not specified
Description
"The melancholy folklore of exile," as Roberto Bolano once put it, pervades these fourteen haunting stories. Bolano's narrators are usually writers grappling with private (and generally unlucky) quests, who typically speak in the first person, as ...
Community Reviews Summary of 224 reviews
Moods
emotional 60%
challenging 40%
dark 40%
mysterious 40%
sad 40%
tense 30%
adventurous 10%
relaxing 10%
Pace
medium 30%
fast 30%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 55% | A mix: 22% | Plot: 22%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 62% | No: 25% | N/A: 12%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 22% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 75% | No: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 44%Average rating
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288 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781843431817
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Harvill Secker
Publication date: Not specified
Description
"The melancholy folklore of exile," as Roberto Bolano once put it, pervades these fourteen haunting stories. Bolano's narrators are usually writers grappling with private (and generally unlucky) quests, who typically speak in the first person, as ...
Community Reviews Summary of 224 reviews
Moods
emotional 60%
challenging 40%
dark 40%
mysterious 40%
sad 40%
tense 30%
adventurous 10%
relaxing 10%
Pace
medium 30%
fast 30%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 55% | A mix: 22% | Plot: 22%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 62% | No: 25% | N/A: 12%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 22% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 75% | No: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 44%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.