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A review by abookishaffair
The Lady Matador's Hotel by Cristina García
2.0
The Lady Matador's Hotel tells the story of several individuals who all converge in an unnamed Central American capital (my guess is Honduras or Guatemala) during a time of great upheaval. Some characters are more affected than others as they make their way through their roles and responsibilities in the city. Each chapter is divided up into vignettes about each individual character.
The author has a wonderful way of writing and I almost gave the book 3 stars instead of the 2 that I ultimately decided on.It had been awhile since I read anything in the realm of magical realism. I really liked that aspect of the book. Where the book lost me is that there didn't seem to be any overriding cohesiveness within the story. Some of the characters interact with each other but others did not. I found myself wondering what the author was really trying to convey with the story. Each man is an island? We're all affected in different ways by earth shaking events? I'm just not really sure.
The author has a wonderful way of writing and I almost gave the book 3 stars instead of the 2 that I ultimately decided on.It had been awhile since I read anything in the realm of magical realism. I really liked that aspect of the book. Where the book lost me is that there didn't seem to be any overriding cohesiveness within the story. Some of the characters interact with each other but others did not. I found myself wondering what the author was really trying to convey with the story. Each man is an island? We're all affected in different ways by earth shaking events? I'm just not really sure.