Reviews

The Adventures of China Iron by Gabriela Cabezón Cámara

aplemus's review against another edition

3.0

Your gay polygamist commune WISHES

3.5/5

charling's review against another edition

adventurous reflective fast-paced

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

2.75

callyham's review

adventurous

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

mrosalind's review against another edition

4.0

'Liz's body held me like the sun does a sunflower, I would have found it hard to keep my head upright on my shoulders if she had stopped looking at me.'

fmansoor's review against another edition

2.0

کتاب یه برداشت و پرداخت جدا از یه کتاب معروف آرژانتینی به نام مارتین فیرو هست و از زبان زن فیرو (چینا) نوشته شده

اولا که خیلی سخت بود و کلی کلمه های قلمبه سلمبه داشت

دوما که اگه کتاب اصلی رو نخونده باشی به نظرم جالب نیست و شاید اون بازی با داستان رو نگیره آدم ( مثل خودم )

و اینکه من کلا از این کتابا که میخوان همه ایده هاشونو با هم بچپونن تو کتاب خوشم نمیاد، چون کتاب در حمایت از جامعه LGBTQI+ هست و به زور از هر نوع آدمی یه شخصیت درست کرده که اصلا سنخیتی نداره با هیچی ( مثلا یکی ترنسه، یکی گیه ، ‌.. ) به نظرم اول باید شخصیت پردازی کنه و خیلی نامحسوس بهمون این ویژگی هارو بگه که خواننده خودش حدس بزنه وگرنه که خیلی مسخره س یهو بگه به نام خدا این خورخه هست و ترنسه !

در کل چیزی نیست بخوام پیشنهاد کنم به کسی
و واقعا دوست دارم یه اثر (واقعا) خوب تو این ژانر بخونم

bltsandwich's review

adventurous challenging inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

Was not expecting anyone to be nearly drowned in pussy, congrats Josefina

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

numenorbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective

3.0

julianananana's review

3.0

This book is written as an eccentric stream of consciousness from the mind of the main character Josephine, which made for an odd reading experience. Lots of long, run on sentences and descriptions that were filled with emotion but had me skipping over lots of words and realizing I didn't need them to pick up what was happening. It felt like the story happened between all of those words. Very prosaic, I just didn't have the attention span. BUT, I like the characters and the more story-like bits, the ending is uplifting and special and it was a charming story. And also it's gay.

vianadear's review against another edition

4.0

@ profe belloni gracias x asignar buenos libros <3

kathryn14's review

emotional informative mysterious slow-paced

3.75

"Into every single tree I sank. And I became aware of the whims of my heart, the different appetites my body could have: I wanted to be both the berry and the mouth biting into it."

The prose were exquisite; I'm just not sure I always understood them.

7.5/10