It Would Be Night in Caracas by Karina Sainz Borgo

It Would Be Night in Caracas

Karina Sainz Borgo with Elizabeth Bryer (Translator), Elizabeth Bryer (Translator)

240 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

As seen in the New York Times Book Review Told with gripping intensity, It Would be Night in Caracas chronicles one woman's desperate battle to survive amid the dangerous, sometimes deadly, turbulence of modern Venezuela and the lengths she must g...

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Community Reviews Summary of 243 reviews

Moods

dark 71%
tense 66%
emotional 55%
sad 51%
challenging 31%
reflective 31%
informative 26%
adventurous 4%
inspiring 4%
hopeful 2%
mysterious 2%

Pace

medium 52%
fast 26%
slow 21%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 47% | Character: 38% | Plot: 11% | N/A: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 18%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 45% | No: 27% | Yes: 24% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 45% | Yes: 45% | N/A: 6% | It's complicated: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 34% | It's complicated: 31% | Yes: 31% | N/A: 3%

Average rating

3.58

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