lici2107's review against another edition
dark
slow-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
2.25
maxwelldemay's review against another edition
3.0
2 / 4 : If you have time, read
[A gregarious American captain boards a Spanish slave ship, only to slowly surmise that not everything is as it seems]
Both interesting and frustrating for its unreliable narrator, Benito Cereno lacks the tension and creeping horror which would seem to be implied by the short story's conceit.
Not especially perspicacious in its presentation of race, which would otherwise be the story's main draw.
I listened to a narration by Pete Cross
[A gregarious American captain boards a Spanish slave ship, only to slowly surmise that not everything is as it seems]
Both interesting and frustrating for its unreliable narrator, Benito Cereno lacks the tension and creeping horror which would seem to be implied by the short story's conceit.
Not especially perspicacious in its presentation of race, which would otherwise be the story's main draw.
I listened to a narration by Pete Cross
book_dragon74's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
mvennen's review against another edition
dark
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
katie_baker's review against another edition
reflective
slow-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
3.0
its_tim's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0