Nervous System by Lina Meruane

Nervous System

Lina Meruane with Megan McDowell (Translator)

228 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary challenging dark reflective slow-paced
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An electrifying novel about illness, displacement, and what holds us together, by the author of Seeing RedElla is an astrophysicist struggling with her doctoral thesis in the "country of the present" but she is from the "country of the past," a pl...

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Community Reviews Summary of 126 reviews

Moods

challenging 72%
dark 69%
reflective 69%
sad 33%
emotional 30%
tense 16%
mysterious 8%
informative 5%
inspiring 2%

Pace

slow 74%
medium 25%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 74% | A mix: 25%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 61% | No: 26% | Yes: 11%

Loveable characters?

No: 53% | It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 7%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 53% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 7%

Average rating

3.19

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