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A review by zefrog
The Queens of Sarmiento Park by Camila Sosa Villada
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
The book is a disparate collection of incidents and characters (many of them barely scketched, and gone as fast as they appeared) with elements of magical realism (headless men, a werewolf, a woman turning into a bird).
It is a fairly familiar canvas of queer misery drawn in impressionistic touches that didn't quite coalesce into a complete and compelling picture for me. Perhaps because everything here is so transcient, and we don't learn enough about the few recurring characters to like and care about them much.
The language can be very poetic at times, though.
It is a fairly familiar canvas of queer misery drawn in impressionistic touches that didn't quite coalesce into a complete and compelling picture for me. Perhaps because everything here is so transcient, and we don't learn enough about the few recurring characters to like and care about them much.
The language can be very poetic at times, though.