A review by brynn_kathryn
The Kingdom of This World by Alejo Carpentier

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

1.5

Read this for a college course about Magical Realism, and I could not get into it at all. There are some--very few, but some--parts that I found interesting, but I wasn't captivated at all. I found myself dreading reading this book, because I was just so bored with it. I didn't care about the various characters or the jumps through time and place. I was just...emotionless towards it.