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162 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811219112
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 20 November 2013
Description
Maxi, a middle-class, directionless ox of a young man who helps the trash pickers of Buenos Aires s shantytown, attracts the attention of a corrupt, trigger-happy policeman who will use anyone including two innocent teenage girls to break a drug r...
Community Reviews Summary of 101 reviews
Moods
reflective 62%
tense 62%
challenging 50%
adventurous 37%
sad 37%
dark 12%
emotional 12%
lighthearted 12%
relaxing 12%
Pace
medium 37%
slow 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 66% | Plot: 33%Strong character development?
No: 66% | Yes: 33%Loveable characters?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 50% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 33% | No: 16%Average rating
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162 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811219112
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 20 November 2013
Description
Maxi, a middle-class, directionless ox of a young man who helps the trash pickers of Buenos Aires s shantytown, attracts the attention of a corrupt, trigger-happy policeman who will use anyone including two innocent teenage girls to break a drug r...
Community Reviews Summary of 101 reviews
Moods
reflective 62%
tense 62%
challenging 50%
adventurous 37%
sad 37%
dark 12%
emotional 12%
lighthearted 12%
relaxing 12%
Pace
medium 37%
slow 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 66% | Plot: 33%Strong character development?
No: 66% | Yes: 33%Loveable characters?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 50% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 33% | No: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.