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Cuatro Por Cuatro by Sara Mesa

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nikolai_k's review against another edition

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3.0

It doesn't really work as a cohesive whole, but they gave it the old college try.

irelivar's review against another edition

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dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

etinney's review against another edition

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2.0

Another case of a book trying to comment on too many social issues and not giving any of them proper respect.

The writing style also made me so detached. It felt like I was watching a show in the background while doing something else - I knew the gist of what was happening but was not attached to the story in any way.

It is very possible that I just was not connecting with the way the book was translated, and that would be on me.

kpcrossy's review against another edition

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2.0

2/5 ⭐️: bleak, distressing, and difficult to get in to. This book is a Spanish gothic, and deals with a lot of dark issues: rape, sexual coercion, suicide, and animal abuse/death in the context of a mysterious school. It examines structures and misuses of power, but leaves so many threads untied. Plot points are left open or not fully developed, and there are so many characters that few (if any) are fleshed out. By the time I finished reading, I was unsure of what had actually happened.