Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras

Fruit of the Drunken Tree

Ingrid Rojas Contreras

302 pages • first pub 2018 (editions) user-added

fiction historical literary emotional sad tense medium-paced

Description

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Seven-year-old Chula lives a carefree life in her gated community in Bogotá, but the threat of kidnappings, car bombs, and assassinations hover just outside her walls, where the godlike drug lord Pablo Escobar reigns, capturi...

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Community Reviews Summary of 2,131 reviews

Moods

emotional 78%
sad 59%
dark 55%
tense 54%
challenging 35%
reflective 35%
informative 25%
adventurous 11%
hopeful 8%
mysterious 8%
inspiring 6%
funny 2%
relaxing 2%

Pace

medium 67%
slow 25%
fast 7%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 59% | Character: 31% | Plot: 8%

Strong character development?

Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 7% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 39% | No: 6%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 83% | No: 8% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 22% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

4.02

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