Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Ableism, Child abuse, MisogynyModerate
Animal death, Confinement, HomophobiaCommunity Reviews
Summary of 91 reviews
Moods
challenging 60%
mysterious 60%
reflective 40%
tense 40%
emotional 20%
sad 20%
Pace
slow 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 75% | Character: 25%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 50%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Average rating
438 pages | first published 1970
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ISBN/UID: 9781567920468
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher
Publication date: 01 January 2009
Description
The story of the last member of the aristocratic Azcoita family, a monstrous mutation protected from the knowledge of his deformity by being surrounded with other freaks as his companions, The Obscene Bird of Night is a triumph of imaginative, vis...Book Information
The Obscene Bird of Night
José Donoso with Hardie St. Martin (Translator), Leonard Mades (Translator)
438 pages | first published 1970
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ISBN/UID: 9781567920468
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher
Publication date: 01 January 2009
Description
The story of the last member of the aristocratic Azcoita family, a monstrous mutation protected from the knowledge of his deformity by being surrounded with other freaks as his companions, The Obscene Bird of Night is a triumph of imaginative, vis...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Ableism, Child abuse, MisogynyModerate
Animal death, Confinement, HomophobiaCommunity Reviews
Summary of 91 reviews
Moods
challenging 60%
mysterious 60%
reflective 40%
tense 40%
emotional 20%
sad 20%
Pace
slow 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 75% | Character: 25%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 50%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Average rating