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A review by dustyloup
Fish Soup by Margarita García Robayo
dark
funny
reflective
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
3.5++ I'm not being fair to this short story collection by giving it 3 stars because it was unique and raw and really made me think. But unlikeable characters and unreliable narrators are exhausting to me. Typically I like knowing almost nothing about a work before reading or watching, but I think I would've been more receptive to stories like Like a Pariah and Fish Soup, where the line between reality and whatever else is verrry blurry- if I'd known about the style in advance.
This book plus last month's read of Dead Girls introduced me to the world of south american fiction - written by women to boot. I'm really glad I had this experience, but I had a hard time getting through it.
PS- if you really liked this collection, especially the unlikeable characters and ennui, you might like Catapult by Emily Fridlund. I still haven't finished it because everyone is horrible. (I loved history of wolves and the characters weren't exactly likeable but I had more time with them)
This book plus last month's read of Dead Girls introduced me to the world of south american fiction - written by women to boot. I'm really glad I had this experience, but I had a hard time getting through it.
PS- if you really liked this collection, especially the unlikeable characters and ennui, you might like Catapult by Emily Fridlund. I still haven't finished it because everyone is horrible. (I loved history of wolves and the characters weren't exactly likeable but I had more time with them)