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cander's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
annamcsnail's review against another edition
I was 1/5 thru this…. No idea whats going on and then it got very dark so sorry no thanks
lausbiana's review against another edition
5.0
«La satisfacción que produce sobrevivir, una especie de voluptuosidad, puede convertirse en una pasión peligrosa e insaciable. Aumenta con cada ocasión. Cuanto mayor sea el montón de muertos frente al que nos alzamos con vida, cuantas más veces lo sobrevivamos, más intensa e imperiosa se hará la necesidad de sentir dicha satisfacción. Las vidas de héroes y mercenarios ponen de manifiesto una suerte de adicción irresistible a ella».
Cruda, turbia, cruel (a veces demasiada), es una novela que no te deja impasible. El mundo de Sara Mesa te atrapa desde la primera página. Definitivamente uno de mis mejores descubrimientos del año pasado, estoy obsesionada con ella.
Cruda, turbia, cruel (a veces demasiada), es una novela que no te deja impasible. El mundo de Sara Mesa te atrapa desde la primera página. Definitivamente uno de mis mejores descubrimientos del año pasado, estoy obsesionada con ella.
ru_th's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Language is useless. Words are corrupt and he doesn’t know how to go back to the beginning.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, and Animal death
Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Classism
Minor: Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Mental illness, Self harm, Blood, Trafficking, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
selenajournal's review
1.0
This is one of maybe 4 books that's I've abandoned in a decade. It's not even that long. I just don't see the point of reading it and find myself dragging my heels about the act of reading when this is the book I have with me.
I assumed the problem was me. So I let it go a while and then came back to it in better climate and disposition and still wanted nothing to do with it.
Maybe someone else will love the 'colitch' life. But this wasn't close to good for me.
I assumed the problem was me. So I let it go a while and then came back to it in better climate and disposition and still wanted nothing to do with it.
Maybe someone else will love the 'colitch' life. But this wasn't close to good for me.
nikolai_k's review against another edition
3.0
It doesn't really work as a cohesive whole, but they gave it the old college try.
irelivar's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
etinney's review
2.0
Another case of a book trying to comment on too many social issues and not giving any of them proper respect.
The writing style also made me so detached. It felt like I was watching a show in the background while doing something else - I knew the gist of what was happening but was not attached to the story in any way.
It is very possible that I just was not connecting with the way the book was translated, and that would be on me.
The writing style also made me so detached. It felt like I was watching a show in the background while doing something else - I knew the gist of what was happening but was not attached to the story in any way.
It is very possible that I just was not connecting with the way the book was translated, and that would be on me.
kpcrossy's review
2.0
2/5 ⭐️: bleak, distressing, and difficult to get in to. This book is a Spanish gothic, and deals with a lot of dark issues: rape, sexual coercion, suicide, and animal abuse/death in the context of a mysterious school. It examines structures and misuses of power, but leaves so many threads untied. Plot points are left open or not fully developed, and there are so many characters that few (if any) are fleshed out. By the time I finished reading, I was unsure of what had actually happened.