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A review by bookph1le
The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henríquez
3.0
3.5 stars
I would have liked this book more if it had stuck to the central story. The interludes painting portraits of the other residents in the apartments were interesting, but I would have appreciated them more in a different context. As it was, they pulled me out of the main narrative at times when I wanted to know what was going to happen next, which meant I found myself hurrying through them impatiently, wanting to get back to the main story.
I would have liked this book more if it had stuck to the central story. The interludes painting portraits of the other residents in the apartments were interesting, but I would have appreciated them more in a different context. As it was, they pulled me out of the main narrative at times when I wanted to know what was going to happen next, which meant I found myself hurrying through them impatiently, wanting to get back to the main story.