368 pages • first pub 1946 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780143136385
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 12 July 2022
Description
Nobel Prize–winning Guatemalan author Miguel Ángel Asturias’s masterpiece—the original Latin American dictator novel and pioneering work of magical realism—in its first new English translation in more than half a century, featuring a foreword by N...
Community Reviews Summary of 148 reviews
Moods
challenging 61%
sad 46%
reflective 23%
tense 23%
adventurous 15%
emotional 15%
funny 7%
Pace
medium 27%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 42% | Plot: 42% | N/A: 14%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | No: 42% | N/A: 14%Loveable characters?
No: 71% | N/A: 14% | Yes: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 42% | Yes: 42% | N/A: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 14% | No: 14%Average rating
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368 pages • first pub 1946 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780143136385
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 12 July 2022
Description
Nobel Prize–winning Guatemalan author Miguel Ángel Asturias’s masterpiece—the original Latin American dictator novel and pioneering work of magical realism—in its first new English translation in more than half a century, featuring a foreword by N...
Community Reviews Summary of 148 reviews
Moods
challenging 61%
sad 46%
reflective 23%
tense 23%
adventurous 15%
emotional 15%
funny 7%
Pace
medium 27%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 42% | Plot: 42% | N/A: 14%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | No: 42% | N/A: 14%Loveable characters?
No: 71% | N/A: 14% | Yes: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 42% | Yes: 42% | N/A: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 14% | No: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
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