A review by genevievefarrell_
Leaving the Atocha Station by Ben Lerner

dark funny reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

There was a moment early in the book I found it almost impossible to go on reading - trapped inside the mind of a self-absorbed, manipulative American man with almost no real attention paid to anyone on anything else other than thoughts of his outward appearance - there are exciting scenes as the book goes on, lots of nice words I had to look up, and I found myself enjoying or at least engaged enough to continue reading to the end, even embarrassingly relating to some of the scenes where the character half understands the Spanish language conversations going on around him but faking facial expressions to imply otherwise.