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168 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374533953
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
Publication date: 11 February 2014
Description
A brilliant new comic novel from a linguistic virtuoso (Jos Antonio Aguado, Diari de Terrassa) It's the 1980s in Lagos de Moreno--a town where there are more cows than people, and more priests than cows--and a poor family struggles to overcome t...
Community Reviews Summary of 227 reviews
Moods
reflective 44%
adventurous 38%
challenging 27%
dark 27%
lighthearted 27%
mysterious 5%
relaxing 5%
sad 5%
tense 5%
Pace
medium 22%
slow 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 61% | Plot: 15% | Character: 15% | N/A: 7%Strong character development?
No: 42% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 14% | Yes: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 78% | No: 14% | Yes: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 71% | No: 14% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 7%Average rating
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168 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374533953
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
Publication date: 11 February 2014
Description
A brilliant new comic novel from a linguistic virtuoso (Jos Antonio Aguado, Diari de Terrassa) It's the 1980s in Lagos de Moreno--a town where there are more cows than people, and more priests than cows--and a poor family struggles to overcome t...
Community Reviews Summary of 227 reviews
Moods
reflective 44%
adventurous 38%
challenging 27%
dark 27%
lighthearted 27%
mysterious 5%
relaxing 5%
sad 5%
tense 5%
Pace
medium 22%
slow 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 61% | Plot: 15% | Character: 15% | N/A: 7%Strong character development?
No: 42% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 14% | Yes: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 78% | No: 14% | Yes: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 71% | No: 14% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 7%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.