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245 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780312420284
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador USA
Publication date: 03 November 2001
Description
At a small gallery in Florence, a Peruvian writer happens upon a photograph of a tribal storyteller deep in the jungles of the Amazon. He is overcome with the eerie sense that he knows this man...that the storyteller is not an Indian at all but an...
Community Reviews Summary of 285 reviews
Moods
mysterious 47%
adventurous 41%
challenging 41%
informative 41%
emotional 23%
inspiring 17%
sad 17%
dark 11%
funny 5%
hopeful 5%
Pace
medium 31%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 46% | Character: 26% | Plot: 20% | N/A: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 40%Loveable characters?
Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 21%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 23% | N/A: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Ableism, Colonisation, Cultural appropriationModerate
Domestic abuse, DeathMinor
Homophobia, Child death
245 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780312420284
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador USA
Publication date: 03 November 2001
Description
At a small gallery in Florence, a Peruvian writer happens upon a photograph of a tribal storyteller deep in the jungles of the Amazon. He is overcome with the eerie sense that he knows this man...that the storyteller is not an Indian at all but an...
Community Reviews Summary of 285 reviews
Moods
mysterious 47%
adventurous 41%
challenging 41%
informative 41%
emotional 23%
inspiring 17%
sad 17%
dark 11%
funny 5%
hopeful 5%
Pace
medium 31%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 46% | Character: 26% | Plot: 20% | N/A: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 40%Loveable characters?
Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 21%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 23% | N/A: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Ableism, Colonisation, Cultural appropriationModerate
Domestic abuse, DeathMinor
Homophobia, Child death