shiradest's review
4.0
Vaya, que clase de libro y qué clase de fin! Al comienzo tuve mucha simpatía para el protagonista. Pero al leer, anduve cobrando menos y menos voluntad. En fin ya me di cuenta de cómo son los seres humanos: el poder, aunque sea un poco de poder, siempre currumpa. qué tan triste somos nosotros los humanos.
afilmbycody's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-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? No
3.0
Some very beautiful prose in this novel. At times very gripping, other times it slogs a bit.
jfelix2525's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
lanster84's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
natalia_zara's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
A grand book that is so hard to read. The essays included in this critical edition bring to light it's wonder and beauty but to read the book itself, to delve deep in both english and spanish is to feel nothing more than a vacillation. It feels so much like Azuela sees the failures of a revolution from his letrado view and we must come to terms with it
kingofreads101's review against another edition
3.0
I got lost in the fast paced nature of the book but I loved how some of the scenes were so descriptive it painted a picture in my head. Also, the book did a really good job of portraying the poor people. Apart from being lost in the middle of the book it was a good read!
geraldinecarlos13's review
3.0
3.5
Realmente pensaba que no me iba a gustar, sin embargo me sorprendió y me gustó. Creo que realmente plasma muy bien la revolución mexicana y esto de ¿para que luchamos? Y lo que criticamos, nos terminamos volviendo como ellos, fue interesante.
Realmente pensaba que no me iba a gustar, sin embargo me sorprendió y me gustó. Creo que realmente plasma muy bien la revolución mexicana y esto de ¿para que luchamos? Y lo que criticamos, nos terminamos volviendo como ellos, fue interesante.
nat_wegas7's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
sad
tense
fast-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? Yes
3.0
sonoraslater's review against another edition
3.0
Read it for my Latin America Social Revolutions class in the span of like two hours last night — definitely kept me engaged, even if it wasn't necessarily something I wanted to be reading about.