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192 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781250758125
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador USA
Publication date: 17 November 2020
Description
Jorge Comensal's The Mutations oscillates masterfully between comedy and tragedy, gathering up in its pages a stupendous panoply of characters before whom the reader is never sure whether to smile in sympathy or pity.--Fernando Aramburu, author of...
Community Reviews Summary of 74 reviews
Moods
sad 77%
funny 44%
reflective 44%
emotional 33%
challenging 22%
informative 11%
lighthearted 11%
tense 11%
Pace
medium 44%
slow 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 42% | A mix: 42% | Plot: 14%Strong character development?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 57% | No: 28% | Yes: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 85% | No: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 85% | No: 14%Average rating
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Cancer, Death, Death of parent192 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781250758125
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador USA
Publication date: 17 November 2020
Description
Jorge Comensal's The Mutations oscillates masterfully between comedy and tragedy, gathering up in its pages a stupendous panoply of characters before whom the reader is never sure whether to smile in sympathy or pity.--Fernando Aramburu, author of...
Community Reviews Summary of 74 reviews
Moods
sad 77%
funny 44%
reflective 44%
emotional 33%
challenging 22%
informative 11%
lighthearted 11%
tense 11%
Pace
medium 44%
slow 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 42% | A mix: 42% | Plot: 14%Strong character development?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 57% | No: 28% | Yes: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 85% | No: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 85% | No: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Cancer, Death, Death of parent