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6 hours, 40 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781696606820
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: HighBridge
Publication date: 07 December 2021
Description
It is 1984 in Chile, in the middle of the Pinochet dictatorship. A member of the secret police walks into the office of a dissident magazine and finds a reporter, who records his testimony. The narrator of Nona Fernández’s mesmerizing and terrifyi...
Community Reviews Summary of 569 reviews
Moods
reflective 61%
challenging 59%
sad 55%
emotional 53%
informative 45%
tense 38%
mysterious 17%
hopeful 3%
adventurous 2%
inspiring 1%
Pace
slow 19%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 47% | Plot: 20% | Character: 20% | N/A: 12%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 56% | N/A: 17% | No: 14% | Yes: 12%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 58% | No: 22% | N/A: 15% | Yes: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 33% | No: 26% | N/A: 22% | It's complicated: 17%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 13% | No: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Torture, Violence, MurderModerate
Death of parent
6 hours, 40 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781696606820
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: HighBridge
Publication date: 07 December 2021
Description
It is 1984 in Chile, in the middle of the Pinochet dictatorship. A member of the secret police walks into the office of a dissident magazine and finds a reporter, who records his testimony. The narrator of Nona Fernández’s mesmerizing and terrifyi...
Community Reviews Summary of 569 reviews
Moods
reflective 61%
challenging 59%
sad 55%
emotional 53%
informative 45%
tense 38%
mysterious 17%
hopeful 3%
adventurous 2%
inspiring 1%
Pace
slow 19%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 47% | Plot: 20% | Character: 20% | N/A: 12%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 56% | N/A: 17% | No: 14% | Yes: 12%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 58% | No: 22% | N/A: 15% | Yes: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 33% | No: 26% | N/A: 22% | It's complicated: 17%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 13% | No: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Torture, Violence, MurderModerate
Death of parent