240 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811220293
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 03 March 2015
Description
A delirious collection of short stories from the Latin American master of microfiction, Cesar Aira the author of at least eighty novels, most of them barely one hundred pages long The Musical Brain comprises twenty tales about oddballs, freaks, an...
Community Reviews Summary of 53 reviews
Moods
reflective 75%
funny 50%
adventurous 25%
emotional 25%
hopeful 25%
inspiring 25%
lighthearted 25%
Pace
medium 25%
fast 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 66% | A mix: 33%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 33% | No: 33% | Yes: 33%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Average rating
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240 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811220293
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 03 March 2015
Description
A delirious collection of short stories from the Latin American master of microfiction, Cesar Aira the author of at least eighty novels, most of them barely one hundred pages long The Musical Brain comprises twenty tales about oddballs, freaks, an...
Community Reviews Summary of 53 reviews
Moods
reflective 75%
funny 50%
adventurous 25%
emotional 25%
hopeful 25%
inspiring 25%
lighthearted 25%
Pace
medium 25%
fast 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 66% | A mix: 33%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 33% | No: 33% | Yes: 33%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%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.