Reviews

In Evil Hour by Gabriel García Márquez

pltslrjhnna's review

challenging mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

stonecoldjaneausten's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

westphall's review

2.0

not his best, but clearly a path is being cut out for the novels that followed. it was as if I could pick out characters or ideas from this novel and see exactly how they would eventually be worked into 100 years of solitude, the general in his labyrinth, chronicle of a death foretold, etc.
it's a spastic story, but you could feel him working the kinks out, or as another review put it "stretching his muscles" to prepare for what would come next. I loved it because I saw him in it and he is like no one else. but I hope this isn't ever the first GGM book someone picks up to read.

bottledbookscent's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny reflective tense medium-paced

4.25

imor43's review

slow-paced

3.75

skuzxs's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? No

3.25

linipaav's review

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

kellou's review against another edition

dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

aralizca's review against another edition

challenging tense slow-paced

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

3.0

eszter_707's review

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I overall didn't feel anything reading this book.

I can appreciate the masterful writing style and storytelling and the tension was written very well, I just didn't have an emotional connection with the book. Weirdly, this felt like the characters weren't even fully there, but were just pushed to the background.