Before Night Falls by Reinaldo Arenas

Before Night Falls

Reinaldo Arenas with Dolores M. Koch (Translator)

398 pages first pub 1992 (editions)

nonfiction classics lgbtqia+ memoir dark emotional sad slow-paced

Description

The shocking personal and political memoir of one of the most visionary writers to emerge from Castro's Cuba. This explosive story names names and breaks through the code of secrecy and silence that protects the privileged in a state where homosex...

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Moods

dark 70%
challenging 64%
emotional 64%
sad 64%
reflective 52%
informative 47%
tense 41%
funny 23%
inspiring 23%
adventurous 17%
hopeful 11%
lighthearted 5%

Pace

slow 53%
medium 26%
fast 20%

Average rating

3.96

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