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Eartheater by Dolores Reyes

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kari_f's review against another edition

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challenging dark informative mysterious reflective sad tense

4.0



“The world must be much larger than I’d imagined for so many people to have disappeared in it.”

A relatively short novel divided into three parts, Eartheater is a modern magical realism novel taking place in Argentina. The protagonist, whose name we never learn, has compulsions to consume earth; when she eats earth that has been touched by victims, she can see visions of them and the crimes committed against them. Though her body craves the earth, the visions are deeply troubling and violent… so while she often helps people discover the truth about what happened to their loved ones, it’s a deeply unsettling and repulsive feeling for her and for the reader. 

There were so many important themes throughout this dark and atmospheric coming of age novel. I found it really interesting that the protagonist is essentially shunned by her community and peers for using her gift, even as others seek her out specifically for it. She lives in a slum, and the use of her power does not bring her immense wealth or respect.

It is no coincidence that most of the missing people she searches for are women, to the point where she decided she doesn’t want kids because girls go missing too often. I love that the author makes it clear that the violence against women has a huge impact on the world, seeping into the very soil we walk upon. The social commentary is dark and direct and unflinching, especially knowing that femicide rates in Argentina have continued to increase in the years since the book was written. 

This is not a fun book by any means, but it’s an important one, a bizarrely interesting one, and a poignantly relevant one!

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alexisgarcia's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

this was such an interesting book, i really enjoyed it.
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andreajahaj's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective sad 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? N/A

3.25

Es una historia curiosa y reflexiva, con analogías interesantes y que refleja cómo la protagonista se acerca a sus raíces, a la vida y a la muerte de la vida, a través de la tierra, que es tanto el origen como el final. Es una historia de historias que van poco a poco resolviéndose gracias a la cometierra, y también una descripción de cómo se siente conforme va avanzando la trama.

 Es curiosa y difícil de interpretar, y quizá me ha faltado algo de continuidad dentro de la historia porque no siento que haya tenido un desenlace real o que se haya explicado nada. Pero bueno, es una lectura rápida porque es un libro corto y disfruté leyéndolo. 
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wmelissa's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad fast-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? Yes

3.0

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balamaqab's review against another edition

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emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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mxajlikesbooks's review against another edition

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challenging dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? No

3.0

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doomluz's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad 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

5.0

A heartbreaking and raw story. It addresses the femicides happening in Latin America, specifically Argentina.
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chionifos's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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emablackburnreads's review against another edition

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

3.0

 
Al principio, hasta digamos un poco antes de las 100 páginas no me gustó casi nada. Me parecía que era poco específico, otras cosas, pero seguía enganchada.
  Después sentí que empezaron a pasar más cosas, más adentrándome en la segunda parte, se volvió más dinámico, había más acción por así decirlo y además de que Ezequiel me cayó mejor que Hernán. Pero igual no me parece un RE libro.
  Porque todavía hay cosas que no me terminaron de agradar.

1. No saber bien que pasó con Ana
El personaje sigue apareciendo y yo pensé que eso implicaba que en algún momento cometierra iba a juntar el valor para investigar más sobre su muerte,  pero no.
2. Nunca especifican las edades de nadie 
No es malo pero, me genera rechazo a las parejas que se forman. Ejemplo, con Hernán y Cometierra, yo sabía que eran menores pero no sabía cuántos años se llevaban entonces me daba cosita que estén juntos. Con Ezequiel y Cometierra no me pasó porque entendí que eran adultos los dos. El tema es cuando aparece Miseria y parece que tiene onda con el Walter. Nonono, TODO MAL. Porque Cometierra le calcula 13 a Miseria, y yo entiendo que Walter es más grande que Cometierra, y también entiendo que son adultos, o sea, que miedito lpm.
3. Me hubiera gustado que tratar más sobre femicidios
Siento que esta vendido así pero el libro realmente no trata sobre eso, y me decepcionó. 
4. No se porqué, pensé que cometierra iba a enfermar y morir
Lo había asumido, capaz leí mal una reseña o algo que dijo alguien en booktok. No sé, pero me había parecido bien, lógico. O sea, la mina come tierra, bastante, desde como los 11 creo. Le duele la panza cuando lo hace, pero no le genera ningún daño severo. raro. No sé, yo quería que se muera.
Me imaginaba que la mina comía, y comía tierra tratando de averiguar sobre femicidios en su barrio, tratando de ayudar y al viciarse con esto se iba a ir enfermando y descomponiendo y se iba a morir. 
Capaz como vine con esa idea me desilusione.
Igual, ojo, la segunda mitad me gustó un poco más, no es que me haya parecido malo, solo que hubo varias cosillas que me hicieron ruido.
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pil4r's review against another edition

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dark reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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