A review by pbinterrupted
Octavio's Journey by Miguel Bonnefoy, Emily Boyce

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

"Every people has its original wound: ours is the collapse of our history. In order to rebuild it, we've had to turn to myth."

What a wonderful little story! The prose was amazing (props to the translator! I would've loved to read the original French... if only I were more fluent in it.) and so was the overall trajectory of Octavio's story. I love how Bonnefoy closed the circle at the end of the book, although I would've appreciated more length so as to learn more about Octavio and maybe what happened to Venezuela (the character) by the end. I'm sure a few of the allegories and metaphors flew by me because I read this on a slow and sleepy day, but I did catch a few and all of them were executed well.