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A review by lory_enterenchanted
How to Order the Universe by María José Ferrada
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
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I need someone to explain to me what happened in the middle here. Sorry for my ignorance, I know it's about the death squads of the Pinochet regime, but what exactly transpired? I especially don't understand why M's mother left her father. Was he implicated in some way in the death of her former lover? Confused.
Also, weird that people call this a charming book ... it's like a charmingly disguised bomb. The child-voice is brilliantly done, but more knowing than it seems on the surface. This is a book about sadness, death, and loss, not a quirky coming of age story.
I need someone to explain to me what happened in the middle here. Sorry for my ignorance, I know it's about the death squads of the Pinochet regime, but what exactly transpired? I especially don't understand why M's mother left her father. Was he implicated in some way in the death of her former lover? Confused.
Also, weird that people call this a charming book ... it's like a charmingly disguised bomb. The child-voice is brilliantly done, but more knowing than it seems on the surface. This is a book about sadness, death, and loss, not a quirky coming of age story.