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jill_holly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Child death, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Classism
rorikae's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The story shifts between the perspective of the grandmother and granddaughter in present day as well as reflections from the great grandmother and mother. Through these shifting narratives, they tell the history of the house and those who live in it, including how the town views the women. The story touches on classism and family through the lens of a haunted house. Shadows appear to rattle the house and ghosts knock on the doors. The revolving story centers around the granddaughter getting out of jail because she has been blamed for the disappearance of a boy and what really happened.
Martínez utilizes a haunted house story to discuss how the family members haunt those currently residing in the house. The shifting narrative was sometimes a little bit confusing to pin down but not enough that I wasn't able to figure out who was speaking after reading a little way into each chapter. I like how the story unfolds and falls back on itself, disorienting just like the house is to those who live within it. Martínez's prose is lush and evocative, really making the reality of the haunted house and the family's tale stand out. I'll be interested to see what the author writes next and I hope it also gets translated into English.
Graphic: Misogyny and Classism
Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Stalking, and Murder
Minor: Death of parent
aliteracja's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Classism
Moderate: Child death and Death
thegayestghost's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, and Death of parent
Minor: Child death
pil4r's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Con voces femeninas, oscuras pero precisas que no piden permiso ni disculpas, la autora divierte, marea pero sobre todo atrapa.
La narrativa resulta bastante marianaenriquezca, mezclando crudeza, folclore local y una truculenta historia familiar. Esta obra tematiza agudamente sobre el resentimiento, el peso de la herencia vincular familiar, el odio de clase y aquel dirigido, específicamente, hacia las mujeres pobres.
La escritura es punzante, afilada, atinada y, por ende, buenísima.
Recomiendo enormemente a seguidorxs de la Enríquez y la Ampuero y a quienes gusten de pensar, a través de buena literatura, sobre la relación entre clases, géneros y otras yerbas.
Moderate: Death and Violence
Minor: Child death, Mental illness, and Kidnapping
inmasanzlo's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child death and Death
torismazarine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Misogyny, Murder, and Classism
Moderate: Ableism, Confinement, Kidnapping, Grief, and War
Minor: Domestic abuse, Trafficking, Stalking, and Pregnancy
redbreezes_'s review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Murder, and Abandonment
ainhomor's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Es una historia de mujeres, narrada y recordada por voces de mujeres. Lo demás es adorno.
Una parte de quien lea este libro se quedará en la casa que chirría (que, además, es un personaje más).
Moderate: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse
pantaruja's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Ableism and Classism
Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Trafficking, Grief, and Stalking
Minor: Child death