Distant Star by Roberto Bolaño

Distant Star

Roberto Bolaño with Chris Andrews (Translator)

150 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging reflective slow-paced
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The star of Roberto Bolaño's hair-raising novel Distant Star is Alberto Ruiz-Tagle, an air force pilot who exploits the 1973 coup to launch his own version of the New Chilean Poetry, a multimedia enterprise involving sky-writing, poetry, torture, ...

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Moods

mysterious 75%
dark 73%
reflective 59%
tense 36%
challenging 31%
informative 17%
adventurous 14%
sad 14%
funny 11%
emotional 5%

Pace

medium 45%
slow 29%
fast 25%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 52% | A mix: 35% | Plot: 9% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 28% | No: 26% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

No: 49% | It's complicated: 45% | N/A: 3% | Yes: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 46% | Yes: 24% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 8%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 16% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

3.84

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