Reviews

Pedro and the Captain by Mario Benedetti

dreamdustwithmybooks's review

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

geminis's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

franciewilson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.75

Read this one for Spanish Class. I honestly thought it was a really interesting and well written. I like that it was a play, defiantly a challenging read, but important. 

dettachedbeing's review against another edition

dark reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

alternbruno's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

Qué curioso es catalogar este libro y asignarle un puntaje, porque ¿cómo evalúa uno el retrato descarnado de un torturado y su torturado? Benedetti, que experimenta la dictadura, que sabe reconocer las retóricas que la caracterizan, deja en esta obra en tres partes un testimonio crudo sobre la libertad y el autoritarismo.

Pedro es interrogado por el Capitán y en su encuentro se detona lo que los vuelve diferentes y similares. Mientras Pedro guarda silencio, el Capitán intenta convencerlo de confesar, de delatar a algunos nombres. Eventualmente Pedro habla sin delatar, hurga en lo que dice el Capitán, lo cuestiona. Cada vez que se miran, ambos se deterioran en sentidos muy distintos.

astroemi's review against another edition

4.0

La tensión y sufrimiento de los personajes es tan realista y cercana para el lector que no se puede hacer más que sentir con los protagonistas durante todo el relato. Muy recomendada.

marlobo's review against another edition

4.0

Harsh and almost painfully idealistic.

I asked myself when I read it and I ask me now that I remember it if, arrived the event, would I be able to invoke a Pedro inside me?

There are more layers in the piece indeed, but that's what struck me most.

carla20's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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? N/A

4.0

lumigues's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture

alaidemo's review against another edition

2.0

Este libro es teatro.
Es una breve historia entre un preso y su torturador.
Es intenso, reflexivo, interesante.

No puedo decir que es mi obra favorita de Benedetti, tampoco puedo decir que me encanta, tampoco puedo decir que no me gustó.
Bien, Pedro es el preso y el Capitán es el torturador (de los "buenos", de los que hacen hablar a los presos sin demasiada violencia). La conversación que comparten no es intelectual ni mucho menos, son suposiciones (ciertas en casi todos los casos) e incitaciones.
Pedro está muerto, técnicamente, de verdad, no sé, pero está muerto, un muerto que habla.
Esta situación es muy interesante.

BREVE PERO CONTUNDENTE.