A review by eisenbuns
The Adventures of China Iron by Gabriela Cabezón Cámara

adventurous challenging tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Translation is an act of betrayal, as R. F. Kuang would say. I don’t think the translation did this any favors, but I feel like if I had read the original Spanish, I would have a better understanding of this hallucinatory book. It was kind-of incredible, and an important critique of national epics. But also, what the help did I just read??