Reviews

The Dream of My Return by Katherine Silver, Horacio Castellanos Moya

mycriminalmind's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

flexluthor's review against another edition

dark funny reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

anneke_b's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.25

avidreader101's review against another edition

dark informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

charleshasalibrary's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

kingkong's review against another edition

3.0

The scene at the end where he was creeping on the sexy lady at the airport was good

meghan_is_reading's review against another edition

P-p-p-paranoia! "the narrative escalates at a maniacal pace..." I didn't realise till I looked it up that I had also read and enjoyed 'senselessness' maybe 4 years ago.

giovannigf's review

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

oliviapengle's review against another edition

3.0

Unusual and inconclusive, but very well written. We jump head first into the growing paranoia and anxiety of an exiled alcoholic who longs for home.

piccoline's review against another edition

4.0

I love Moya. But, I'll confess, I'm also still chasing that first high with him. I really adored [b:Senselessness|2635557|Senselessness|Horacio Castellanos Moya|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1406349559s/2635557.jpg|2660267], and though this and a couple other of his have been well worth reading, I've never got quite swept away like I did with that one.

Of course, it could just be the old "first one's the freshest/best" phenomenon. And I'm definitely still looking quite forward to [b:Revulsion: Thomas Bernhard in San Salvador|26889792|Revulsion Thomas Bernhard in San Salvador|Horacio Castellanos Moya|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1445393799s/26889792.jpg|1253106] in July. For doubly obvious reasons.

This one's swift and a bit scattershot. It's got some great riffs and, as usual, features a nicely messed up and skeevy first-person narrator. The CIA did some bad bad things in Latin America, you know? We should never forget that. But most people won't even admit it in the first place.

Read some Moya.