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168 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374533953
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
Publication date: 11 February 2014
Description
A brilliant new comic novel from a linguistic virtuoso (Jos Antonio Aguado, Diari de Terrassa) 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 struggles to overcome t...
Community Reviews Summary of 228 reviews
Moods
reflective 47%
adventurous 36%
challenging 26%
dark 26%
lighthearted 26%
mysterious 5%
relaxing 5%
sad 5%
tense 5%
Pace
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
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168 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374533953
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
Publication date: 11 February 2014
Description
A brilliant new comic novel from a linguistic virtuoso (Jos Antonio Aguado, Diari de Terrassa) 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 struggles to overcome t...
Community Reviews Summary of 228 reviews
Moods
reflective 47%
adventurous 36%
challenging 26%
dark 26%
lighthearted 26%
mysterious 5%
relaxing 5%
sad 5%
tense 5%
Pace
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
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.