A review by archaicrobin
The Sanctuary by Gustavo Eduardo Abrevaya

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

A surrealist horror-crime novel centered around a film maker and his wife who stumble upon the wrong town at the wrong time. This is a hard one to rate because it really is just so weird, the characters are strange and the writing is surrealist to the point it was hard for me to get into.

Not to mention the main character Alvaro is a sexist and talks about his wife like a trophy piece the entire time….

I can see what the point was and what the author was going for but this fell flat for me. 
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