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emmc's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
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
4.0
hanntastic's review against another edition
2.0
Global Read 187: Venezuela
I couldn't really get into this book. It was repetitive and rambling. It was a creative idea to have a ghost take us through the history of Venezuela, I just found the execution lacking. Also the protagonist is so distasteful that I didn't want to hear her take on Venezuelan history.
I couldn't really get into this book. It was repetitive and rambling. It was a creative idea to have a ghost take us through the history of Venezuela, I just found the execution lacking. Also the protagonist is so distasteful that I didn't want to hear her take on Venezuelan history.
scottishben's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting book but never quite enjoyable or compelling. Seeing multiple generations through the eyes of a dead woman and covering a generations long law suit is an interesting idea and it is pretty well executed. The narrator isnt a very pleasant or for that matter interesting one but the story was still told with wit and some lightness of touch.
Was still a bit of a slog getting through it.
Was still a bit of a slog getting through it.
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