leftraru's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
"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.
toroyaguila's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
book_darner's review against another edition
adventurous
sad
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
kingkong's review against another edition
4.0
Very Proustian, but it's got a lot of other layers too
daneekasghost's review against another edition
3.0
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.
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