Reviews

Comemadre by Roque Larraquy, Heather Cleary

iacin's review against another edition

challenging dark funny fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

fennyisreding's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

• Love the translation. My first Argentinian literature and I picked a good one.
• Bizarre story plot. Can’t even expect what will happen next. Reminded me a bit of Frankenstein by Mary Shelly, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by RL Stevenson, and Life Ceremony by Sayaka Murata. Basically they’re within the categories of my favourite genres.
• I went in blind so the brutality and questions of morality really got me good. I truly enjoyed my time.
• Dual timeline 100 years apart, so it did throw me off at the time skip to the point I thought it was another short story. 
• Main character in the first timeline was having a main character syndrome, so red flags. None of the characters are likable here. However,  I don’t think it was written for us to like them. They were just portrayal of how ambitious human can be.
• Would love for the book to be longer.
• Witty, edgy, and got me hooked immediately.

rensparks's review against another edition

3.0

liked the premise. not a fan of the way this was split into 2 parts/timelines.

dreaming_ace's review against another edition

3.0

A strange and trippy book that did not do a lot for me.

mcribsy13's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

3.75

shysheepys's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.25

The hell. Anyway. The first half was soooo good. The second half was a bit harder to get through, but when it was finally loosely tied together, it was alllllmmooooossst fulfilling, but not quite.

quenquire's review against another edition

3.0

A tragic case of exciting writing turning into an utterly repulsive and disappointment. Larraquy as an author clearly enjoyed the first part much more than the second, and so did I as a reader.

starpeach's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

3.75

thoughtcouture's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

unspiralling's review against another edition

dark funny reflective tense fast-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

4.5