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229 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781880684917
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Curbstone Press
Publication date: 01 March 2003
Description
Winner of the Mexico National Novel Prize, Sor Juana In s de la Cruz Prize, and IMPACT PrizeJoaqu n Buitrago, a photographer in the Castaneda Insane Asylum, believes a patient is a prostitute he knew years earlier. His obsession in confirming Mati...
Community Reviews Summary of 126 reviews
Moods
dark 69%
emotional 60%
challenging 34%
sad 34%
informative 26%
mysterious 21%
adventurous 13%
tense 13%
funny 4%
hopeful 4%
Pace
medium 44%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 84% | A mix: 15%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 36% | No: 31% | Yes: 31%Loveable characters?
No: 45% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 10% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Misogyny, Sexual violenceModerate
Classism, Medical trauma, Mental illness229 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781880684917
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Curbstone Press
Publication date: 01 March 2003
Description
Winner of the Mexico National Novel Prize, Sor Juana In s de la Cruz Prize, and IMPACT PrizeJoaqu n Buitrago, a photographer in the Castaneda Insane Asylum, believes a patient is a prostitute he knew years earlier. His obsession in confirming Mati...
Community Reviews Summary of 126 reviews
Moods
dark 69%
emotional 60%
challenging 34%
sad 34%
informative 26%
mysterious 21%
adventurous 13%
tense 13%
funny 4%
hopeful 4%
Pace
medium 44%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 84% | A mix: 15%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 36% | No: 31% | Yes: 31%Loveable characters?
No: 45% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 10% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Misogyny, Sexual violenceModerate
Classism, Medical trauma, Mental illness