Telex from Cuba by Rachel Kushner

Telex from Cuba

Rachel Kushner

322 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging reflective slow-paced
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Rachel Kushner has written an astonishingly wise, ambitious, and riveting novel set in the American community in Cuba during the years leading up to Castro's revolution a place that was a paradise for a time and for a few. The first novel to tell ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 357 reviews

Moods

reflective 66%
informative 47%
challenging 38%
adventurous 28%
dark 28%
funny 28%
emotional 23%
sad 14%
mysterious 9%
tense 9%

Pace

medium 65%
slow 34%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 52% | Character: 31% | Plot: 15%

Strong character development?

Yes: 57% | No: 21% | It's complicated: 21%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 63% | Yes: 21% | No: 15%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 83% | No: 11% | It's complicated: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 43% | Yes: 37% | No: 18%

Average rating

3.42

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