168 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374533953
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
Publication date: 11 February 2014
Description
A brilliant new comic novel from a linguistic virtuoso (Jos Antonio Aguado, Diari de Terrassa) It's the 1980s in Lagos de Moreno--a town where there are more cows than people, and more priests than cows--and a poor family struggles to overcome t...
Community Reviews Summary of 186 reviews
Moods
challenging 38%
dark 38%
reflective 38%
adventurous 30%
lighthearted 23%
mysterious 7%
Pace
slow 23%
medium 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 25% | N/A: 12% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 33% | No: 33% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | No: 22% | Yes: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | No: 22% | N/A: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 11%Average rating
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168 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374533953
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
Publication date: 11 February 2014
Description
A brilliant new comic novel from a linguistic virtuoso (Jos Antonio Aguado, Diari de Terrassa) It's the 1980s in Lagos de Moreno--a town where there are more cows than people, and more priests than cows--and a poor family struggles to overcome t...
Community Reviews Summary of 186 reviews
Moods
challenging 38%
dark 38%
reflective 38%
adventurous 30%
lighthearted 23%
mysterious 7%
Pace
slow 23%
medium 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 25% | N/A: 12% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 33% | No: 33% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | No: 22% | Yes: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | No: 22% | N/A: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.