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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book is a well-written mixture of complicated characters and landscape depiction, and language is beautiful. However, reading this made me feel like I was being teased by the author: when something almost happened, it eventually didn't actualize, hence only 3 stars. Even though I don't mind slow pace, this one wasn't that enjoyable for me.
adventurous
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
"Las nubes" es la singular epopeya americana de un psiquiatra y los locos que tiene que llevar al sanatorio "Las tres acacias". Ambientada en 1804, con ecos de comedia aristofánica, el libro es tanto una metáfora de la locura de fundar una república en estas soledades como la historia de la madurez de nuestro protagonista, el Dr. Real. El último párrafo del libro es de una belleza emocional que me dejó sin palabras.
adventurous
challenging
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
sad
slow-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Very Proustian, but it's got a lot of other layers too
Reading Saer's descriptions of landscape and natural phenomena is always a pleasure. That's the highlight here, and also what I remember of his writing from reading 'La Grande'.
A doctor from a turn-of-the-20th-century mental hospital is dispatched across the plains of Argentina to collect potential patients and return them safely to the hospital through dangers of floods, fires, and murderous bandits. This is the majority of the story in the book, but it is set up with some background that calls the whole narrative into question.
If I am completely honest, I don't understand why that extra layer is there. I started re-reading this book at page 1 while I was still about halfway through the book and still nothing clicked for me. Odd.
A doctor from a turn-of-the-20th-century mental hospital is dispatched across the plains of Argentina to collect potential patients and return them safely to the hospital through dangers of floods, fires, and murderous bandits. This is the majority of the story in the book, but it is set up with some background that calls the whole narrative into question.
If I am completely honest, I don't understand why that extra layer is there. I started re-reading this book at page 1 while I was still about halfway through the book and still nothing clicked for me. Odd.