A review by reggiewoods
Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This is a fever dream of a story. A man goes on a journey to find his father whom he’s never met, but upon arrival he discovers a ghost town. The rest of the novel is hard to follow, as it seems to be a mixture of dreams and conversations that may be real or imagined people that may or may not be dead. The father’s story is revealed to the traveler through these visions and stories. It is considered a masterpiece by most. It was hard for me to follow (I rarely have undisturbed reading time), but I did thoroughly enjoy the tone of the novella. I would have to read it a second time (more focused, hopefully) to fully appreciate its magnitude and would enjoy the opportunity to do so.