207 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
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Language: English
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Winner of the Mexico National Novel Prize, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize, and IMPACT PrizeJoaquín Buitrago, a photographer in the Castaneda Insane Asylum, believes a patient is a prostitute he knew years earlier. His obsession in confirming Mati...
Community Reviews Summary of 96 reviews
Moods
reflective 83%
dark 75%
challenging 41%
sad 25%
informative 16%
mysterious 16%
tense 16%
adventurous 8%
funny 8%
hopeful 8%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 40% | No: 20%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 40% | No: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 10%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Misogyny, Sexual violenceModerate
Mental illness, Medical trauma, Classism207 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Winner of the Mexico National Novel Prize, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize, and IMPACT PrizeJoaquín Buitrago, a photographer in the Castaneda Insane Asylum, believes a patient is a prostitute he knew years earlier. His obsession in confirming Mati...
Community Reviews Summary of 96 reviews
Moods
reflective 83%
dark 75%
challenging 41%
sad 25%
informative 16%
mysterious 16%
tense 16%
adventurous 8%
funny 8%
hopeful 8%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 40% | No: 20%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 40% | No: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 10%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Misogyny, Sexual violenceModerate
Mental illness, Medical trauma, Classism