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The Passion According to Carmela by Marcos Aguinis

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littletaiko's review against another edition

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adventurous informative medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

lisaisabobisa's review against another edition

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medium-paced

3.0

Capitalist propaganda was too thick otherwise kind of boring

ellyrarg's review against another edition

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1.0

My first ever DNF (Put down at 53%). This was awful. I expect that something was lost in translation, because this was decidedly dull and disjointed, so much was lost to the awful writing style. The political plot obviously epic in reality was a disconnected and uninteresting read. The love storyline was even worse. I didn’t buy it, there was no emotional pull. It felt like we were being told, rather than shown (that first person disconnect dominated). I also really didn’t like the switch in narrative, from first person to third and back again. I kept putting it down and really struggled to pick it up again. Would not recommend.

nyahdn's review

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adventurous hopeful slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

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3.0

Interesting first person perspective of the Cuban Revolution that motivated me to do some follow up research to learn more. I enjoyed it from an educational perspective, but had a hard time connecting with the characters or narrative - perhaps due to it being a translated book? Lacked a bit of the warmth and intimacy I usually find in historical fiction.