lely12's review against another edition
4.0
Me gusto mucho el formato narrador alejado de los personajes.
Como siempre Zambra te mantiene fácilmente enganchada. Sin embargo, no alcancé a ponerle 5 estrellas porque quedé con gusto a poco.
Leí el libro en inglés y me alegro mucho que se incluyeran chilenismos en español!
Como siempre Zambra te mantiene fácilmente enganchada. Sin embargo, no alcancé a ponerle 5 estrellas porque quedé con gusto a poco.
Leí el libro en inglés y me alegro mucho que se incluyeran chilenismos en español!
sapovnela's review against another edition
1.0
There are authors you would die to hear even talk about the weather, I would never have a conversation with Zambra.
The repetition is absurd, not the kind of poetic one, the kind that thinks you stupid so it walks again in front of you, slower, without grace; the voice is one of a male latinamerican author, heard a million times without no one really understanding why they keep printing them in the same font; what got me were the self-inserts... yeah don't do that.
acabé esto solo por hater, igual uno aprende así lo que no volvería a leer
The repetition is absurd, not the kind of poetic one, the kind that thinks you stupid so it walks again in front of you, slower, without grace; the voice is one of a male latinamerican author, heard a million times without no one really understanding why they keep printing them in the same font; what got me were the self-inserts... yeah don't do that.
acabé esto solo por hater, igual uno aprende así lo que no volvería a leer
finedanddandy's review against another edition
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
bbboeken's review against another edition
5.0
Schaf u gerust dit kleine wonderbaarlijke boekje aan. Een boek dat u bij de openingszin meteen ook de afloop van het verhaal onthult én toch nog ongemeen boeiend blijft om te lezen... ze zijn dun gezaaid.
Waar menig schrijver honderden bladzijden voor zou nodig hebben, weet Alejandro Zambra gebald te vatten in goed zestig bladzijden, met op het einde een emotionele geladenheid die normaal enkel in de meeste kleffe romans tot ontlading komt. De smartlap wordt u gespaard, de emotionele ontlading niet.
Waar menig schrijver honderden bladzijden voor zou nodig hebben, weet Alejandro Zambra gebald te vatten in goed zestig bladzijden, met op het einde een emotionele geladenheid die normaal enkel in de meeste kleffe romans tot ontlading komt. De smartlap wordt u gespaard, de emotionele ontlading niet.
bapthon's review against another edition
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
mirr_f's review against another edition
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
4.75
cullenr_d's review against another edition
dark
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
yogurtyong's review against another edition
3.0
I really enjoyed the first half of this novella, the relationship between Emilia and Julio was enticing and interesting enough that I wanted to keep reading about them. Maybe I was too stupid to understand the literary references littered throughout this book, I was left unsatiated when I finished it.
nickel_is_neat's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
woolfen's review against another edition
4.0
This book made me want to cry. It didn't move me to tears, but the hollow atmosphere of the book is infectious. It's a shame how short it is, but it could not be any longer or shorter - it is just so.