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Múltipla escolha, by Alejandro Zambra, Megan McDowell

bpol's review against another edition

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challenging reflective

4.0

missmelia's review against another edition

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challenging reflective relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

dwcofer's review against another edition

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1.0

This is the worst book I've ever experienced. How this book was hyped so well is a mystery.

The entire book is a series of multiple choice questions. In one section the reader is to determine which of 5 words does not fit in with the rest. In another section one is to rearrange several sentences to place them in the most logical order. One section has a sentence with missing words and the reader's task is to supply the missing word from several choices. The final section is a reading comprehension section in which three short passages are read and then you answer a series of multiple choice questions about the story you just read. The answers often fail to have a right or wrong answer, but are merely subjective.

I failed to see the purpose of a book written in this format. Did Zambra do it just to be different? I have no idea, but I do know I'll never recover the few hours I spent with this book. Don't waste your time or money on this waste of paper.

sofs's review against another edition

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emotional funny reflective relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

Una maravilla. Cualquier «libro de ejercicios» que me haga llorar merece 5 estrellas. 

cobydillon14's review against another edition

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adventurous informative mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

tenasadie's review against another edition

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reflective medium-paced

4.0

imrereads's review against another edition

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2.0

Det var nokre fine parti her, men mest av alt tykte eg det var slitsamt å lese. Formen var i og for seg interessant, men det framsto ofte som ein gimmik. Det var nok ikkje noko for meg, dette her.

angeldawn's review against another edition

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reflective fast-paced

2.5

pixe1's review against another edition

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3.0

Mixed feelings. I couldn't shake the feeling of gimmicky-ness. But then the execution was well done so there were some great but fleeting insights. But like any exam, I felt kind of tired by the end.

amyalicejakob's review against another edition

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challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.0