Quesadillas by Juan Pablo Villalobos

Quesadillas

Juan Pablo Villalobos with Rosalind Harvey (Translator)

168 pages first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction contemporary challenging funny reflective fast-paced

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...

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Community Reviews Summary of 186 reviews

Moods

funny 69%
challenging 38%
dark 38%
reflective 38%
adventurous 30%
lighthearted 23%
mysterious 7%

Pace

fast 61%
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

3.69

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