Walking Words: With Woodcuts by Jose Francisco Borges by Eduardo Galeano

Walking Words: With Woodcuts by Jose Francisco Borges

Eduardo Galeano with Mark Fried (Translator), Jose Francisco Borges (Illustrator)

328 pages first pub 1993 (editions)

fiction poetry short stories adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced
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Description

"Walking Words" is a brilliant feat of storytelling in the tradition of Italo Calvino's "Italian Folktale." In it, Eduardo Galeano, author of the acclaimed "Memory of Fire" trilogy, draws on the folklore of the rural and urban Latin America to dis...

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Community Reviews Summary of 47 reviews

Moods

reflective 66%
adventurous 33%
challenging 33%
dark 33%
emotional 33%
funny 33%
hopeful 33%
lighthearted 33%
mysterious 33%
sad 33%

Pace

fast 66%
slow 33%

Plot- or character-driven?

N/A: 50% | Plot: 50%

Strong character development?

No: 100%

Loveable characters?

No: 50% | Yes: 50%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 100%

Average rating

3.86

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