Reviews

Mugre rosa by Fernanda Trías

clairegordon211's review against another edition

mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

heycate's review against another edition

3.75

Take this review with a grain of salt because I think some of my issues with pacing were exacerbated by taking longer to read in Spanish. Still, it was really slow which helped to communicate the themes while also being a bit of a chore at times. That said, the way this book captured the mundanity of the world ending was really haunting. I give extra props to this book for being lockdown lit before COVID happened which helps it avoid a lot of the cliches that make media about the time period feel really cheesy and overly sentimental.

ahaley01's review against another edition

4.0

It took some fortitude to get into this story as it is not plot driven, and there is little exposition. You just jump into the world as it is and the characters lives as they are. I thoroughly enjoyed the beautiful prose and vivid visceral descriptions of the setting. It is a very bleak story of environmental degradation, abandonment and hunger that left me feeling some type of way!

Thank you Scribner and NetGalley for the digital copy.

matos's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

4.0

btliegl's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

annapages's review against another edition

3.0

I understand what the author/book was trying to do but there wasn’t enough of it. i was left confused and disappointed there wasn’t more depth to what was being told. i loved the first half but the last half was hard to get through

libraryofalibrarian's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.5

cole_ms's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

haligon_ian's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

svmreads's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.25

Loved the writing, loved the immersive atmosphere, HATED the fatphobia, and wished the relationships between the main character and her mom and Max were fleshed out more. Overall, I enjoyed the book but thought it tried to tackle too much. Excited to read The Rooftop by this author!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Chronic illness, and Fatphobia

Minor: Death and Suicide