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A review by behindthecritic
I Don't Expect Anyone to Believe Me by Juan Pablo Villalobos
4.0
A Mexican student called Juan Pablo Villalobos is about to fly to Barcelona to start his PhD. A gang are threatening his cousin and order Juan to work for them. His mission is to travel to Barcelona and find Laia, a Mexican student and daughter of a corrupt politician, and make her fall in love with him.
Part campus novel and part gangster thriller, this novel is absurd, funny and quite meta in some places. This is a hugely entertaining read and deals with quite difficult subjects such as immigration and family relationships.
This is told in multiple perspectives through the use of different narrative styles, such as diary entries, phone calls, and letters.
Also the translator's note at the end is brilliant.
Part campus novel and part gangster thriller, this novel is absurd, funny and quite meta in some places. This is a hugely entertaining read and deals with quite difficult subjects such as immigration and family relationships.
This is told in multiple perspectives through the use of different narrative styles, such as diary entries, phone calls, and letters.
Also the translator's note at the end is brilliant.