It Would Be Night in Caracas by Karina Sainz Borgo

It Would Be Night in Caracas

Karina Sainz Borgo with Elizabeth Bryer (Translator)

240 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark sad tense medium-paced
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As seen in the New York Times Book Review Told with gripping intensity, It Would be Night in Caracas chronicles one woman's desperate battle to survive amid the dangerous, sometimes deadly, turbulence of modern Venezuela and the lengths she must g...

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Community Reviews Summary of 622 reviews

Moods

dark 84%
sad 61%
tense 60%
emotional 59%
challenging 39%
reflective 31%
informative 17%
adventurous 4%
hopeful 4%
mysterious 4%
inspiring 3%

Pace

medium 57%
slow 22%
fast 20%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 56% | Character: 34% | Plot: 7% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 21%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 29% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 47% | No: 40% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 37% | Yes: 32% | It's complicated: 26% | N/A: 3%

Average rating

3.55

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