Reviews

Todos los Fuegos el Fuego by Julio Cortázar

acrosspages's review

3.0

3.7

bibliobrandie's review against another edition

2.0

It's hard to rate this book because I am not a fan of short stories. I never feel that I connect with them and can rarely remember what I've read. The first two stories, "The Southern Thruway" and "The Health of the Sick", were really good. I especially liked "The Health of the Sick," a story about a family trying to keep the death of a son from the sick mother. The final stories didn't do it for me at all and a couple, after I'd finished, I wondered what I'd just read. The one exception was "Nurse Cora," but that story changed voices so frequently between four characters, and often in the middle of a paragraph, that it felt choppy.

breadandmushrooms's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

melissaverasreads's review against another edition

3.0

La autopista del sur: 4.5/5
La Salud de los Enfermos: 5/5
Reunión: 2/5
La señorita Corta: 2.5/5
La isla a mediodía: 3/5
Instrucciones para John Howell: 2/5
Todos los fuegos el fuego: 2/5
El otro cielo: 2/5

2.6 estrellas redondeado a 3.

Este libro en general fue una decepción porque los primeros dos cuentos fueron excelentes y después puff :(

lararomano's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

claracaballero's review

adventurous challenging hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

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

3.75

cvall96's review against another edition

5.0

Standouts: “La autopista del sur,” “The Island at Noon,” “The Health of the Sick,” “Nurse Cora” — also, the destructive Rivette vibes of “John Howell” and “Todos Los Fuegos el Fuego.”

tenhogui's review against another edition

5.0

Raapaz

shalasaurus's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

jules_vp's review against another edition

reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

I enjoyed the first few stories in the beginning of the collection, but once I read Nurse Cora, I started to hate everything.