A review by cythera15
Faces in the Crowd by Valeria Luiselli

mysterious reflective sad fast-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? Yes

3.75

There was one paragraph that really resonated with me (about one's mediocrity) and one phrase that lives in my head rent-free ("preorgasmic juice"). I read this book to feel less stressed and that did happen. It made me seriously doubt though whether literature is the right discipline for me, since I found the literariness in this novel very silly and pretentious.