The Remainder by Alia Trabucco Zerán

The Remainder

Alia Trabucco Zerán with Sophie Hughes (Translator)

208 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark reflective slow-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

Santiago, Chile. The city is covered in ash. Three children of ex-militants are facing a past they can neither remember nor forget. Felipe sees dead bodies on every corner of the city, counting them up in an obsessive quest to square these figures...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 249 reviews

Moods

dark 76%
challenging 71%
reflective 55%
sad 44%
emotional 34%
tense 34%
mysterious 26%
adventurous 15%
informative 2%

Pace

medium 44%
slow 42%
fast 13%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 72% | A mix: 28%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 26% | Yes: 23%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 42% | Yes: 7%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 55% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 4%

Average rating

3.63

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

Submitted by users as part of their reviews

Expand filter menu View summary

See all...