Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Genocide, Torture, MurderCommunity Reviews
Summary of 445 reviews
Moods
reflective 63%
mysterious 59%
challenging 40%
tense 36%
funny 22%
informative 13%
sad 9%
adventurous 4%
Pace
slow 40%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 71% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 37% | No: 31% | Yes: 31%Loveable characters?
No: 52% | It's complicated: 47%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 56% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 18%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 70% | No: 17% | It's complicated: 11%Average rating
149 pages | first published 1996
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ISBN/UID: 9780811215862
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 17 December 2004
Description
For our unnamed narrator, who first encounters this "star" in a college poetry workshop, Ruiz-Tagle becomes the silent hand behind every evil act in the darkness of Pinochet's regime. The narrator, unable to stop himself, tries to track Ruiz-Tagle...Book Information
149 pages | first published 1996
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ISBN/UID: 9780811215862
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 17 December 2004
Description
For our unnamed narrator, who first encounters this "star" in a college poetry workshop, Ruiz-Tagle becomes the silent hand behind every evil act in the darkness of Pinochet's regime. The narrator, unable to stop himself, tries to track Ruiz-Tagle...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Genocide, Torture, MurderCommunity Reviews
Summary of 445 reviews
Moods
reflective 63%
mysterious 59%
challenging 40%
tense 36%
funny 22%
informative 13%
sad 9%
adventurous 4%
Pace
slow 40%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 71% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 37% | No: 31% | Yes: 31%Loveable characters?
No: 52% | It's complicated: 47%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 56% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 18%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 70% | No: 17% | It's complicated: 11%Average rating