Amuletti by Roberto Bolaño

Amuletti

Roberto Bolaño with Anu Partanen (Translator)

139 pages first pub 1999 (editions)

fiction historical literary dark reflective slow-paced

Description

A tour de force, Amulet is a highly charged first-person, semi-hallucinatory novel that embodies in one woman's voice the melancholy and violent recent history of Latin America.Amulet is a monologue, like Bolano's acclaimed debut in English, By Ni...

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Community Reviews Summary of 351 reviews

Moods

reflective 77%
challenging 66%
mysterious 55%
dark 33%
emotional 33%
sad 33%
hopeful 22%
tense 22%
adventurous 11%
funny 11%
informative 11%
inspiring 11%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 40%
fast 10%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 66% | A mix: 11% | N/A: 11% | Plot: 11%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 42% | No: 28% | N/A: 14% | Yes: 14%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 28% | N/A: 14% | No: 14%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 33% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 16%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 57% | No: 28% | N/A: 14%

Average rating

3.82

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