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199 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811218641
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 15 September 2009
Description
Ismail, the profesor, is a retired teacher in a small Colombian town where he passes the days pretending to pick oranges while spying on his neighbor Geraldina as she lies naked in the shade of a ceiba tree on a red floral quilt. The garden burns ...
Community Reviews Summary of 69 reviews
Moods
sad 90%
tense 60%
challenging 30%
emotional 20%
informative 20%
mysterious 20%
Pace
fast 27%
slow 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 55% | Plot: 22% | Character: 22%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 33% | N/A: 11% | Yes: 11%Loveable characters?
No: 33% | It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 22% | Yes: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
N/A: 37% | Yes: 37% | It's complicated: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 11% | N/A: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Sexual violence, Murder
199 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811218641
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 15 September 2009
Description
Ismail, the profesor, is a retired teacher in a small Colombian town where he passes the days pretending to pick oranges while spying on his neighbor Geraldina as she lies naked in the shade of a ceiba tree on a red floral quilt. The garden burns ...
Community Reviews Summary of 69 reviews
Moods
sad 90%
tense 60%
challenging 30%
emotional 20%
informative 20%
mysterious 20%
Pace
fast 27%
slow 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 55% | Plot: 22% | Character: 22%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 33% | N/A: 11% | Yes: 11%Loveable characters?
No: 33% | It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 22% | Yes: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
N/A: 37% | Yes: 37% | It's complicated: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 11% | N/A: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Sexual violence, Murder