A review by thefurman
In the Distance by Hernán Díaz

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Picked it up randomly in my neighborhood bookstore and finished it in two days, despite re-reading some parts a couple of times to help them sink in. Almost certainly the best book I've read this year. It's part The Odyssey (in reverse), part Western hyper-realism, reminds me of both Marques and Saramago while standing on its own and being in no way secondary. It's often sad, sometimes difficult,  incredibly endearing, and very very pretty.