Quesadillas by Juan Pablo Villalobos

Quesadillas

Juan Pablo Villalobos with Rosalind Harvey (Translator)

192 pages first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction contemporary challenging funny reflective fast-paced
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It’s the 1980s in Lagos de Moreno – a town where there are more cows than people, and more priests than cows – and a poor family is struggling to get by. The father, a school teacher, insists on practising and teaching the art of the insult, while...

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Community Reviews Summary of 228 reviews

Moods

funny 78%
reflective 47%
adventurous 36%
challenging 26%
dark 26%
lighthearted 26%
mysterious 5%
relaxing 5%
sad 5%
tense 5%

Pace

fast 63%
medium 21%
slow 15%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 57% | Plot: 21% | Character: 14% | N/A: 7%

Strong character development?

No: 46% | It's complicated: 26% | N/A: 13% | Yes: 13%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 73% | No: 20% | Yes: 6%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 66% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 6%

Average rating

3.63

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