Reviews

Bonsaï by Alejandro Zambra

freddybingsu's review against another edition

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

2.75

anxiatus's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.75

mariapasch's review against another edition

1.0

A never-ending (!), short book about ... well, I am not really sure what that was about.

winzechr's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious

• 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? Yes

3.75

marissalevien's review against another edition

4.0

This book has some passages that are incredibly wise and funny about the dynamics of young relationships. It's got a playful structure, but being a novella, it's a very fast read.

happyknitter2020's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Fitzcarraldo books always set off sparks in my mind...I love it when their latest publication from my Annual Subscription lands on my doormat.

I totally agree with Valeria Luiselli's recommendation (author of Lost Children Archive)
"When I read Zambra, I feel like someone's shooting fireworks inside my head. His prose is as compact as a grain of gunpowder, but its allusions and ramifications branch out and illuminate even the most remote corners out of our minds."

noesanlop's review against another edition

3.0

Buenísimo. Qué naturalidad para la narración. Lo quiero leer todo de Zambra.

ptarmigan_cirque's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective

Who can't love a book that spells out truths in such a poetic way?

valchafia's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

1.0

ychez's review against another edition

3.0

Muy corto y entrañable.