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A review by cristi_ivan
Where There's Love, There's Hate by Adolfo Bioy Casares, Silvina Ocampo
2.0
Compared to other works from Casares, this one is too simplistic and rather mundane.
Co-written by the married couple Adolfo-Bioy Casares and Silvina Ocampo, Where There’s Love, There’s Hate is a crime story, I didn’t find that different from Agatha Christie’s works. An isolated location, a group of people that don’t know each other, dark secrets and a body, of course, lead to a detective story in the veins of Hercule Poirot.
The location of the novel reminded me a lot of Kobo Abe’s The Woman in the Dunes, the action happening in a summer resort, where the ever-blowing sand threatens to cover everything and to blunt people’s minds. At least, that is the only difference this novel brings – a parody of the genre. Most of the investigation is done based on assumptions and gut feelings, and after so many twists, the mystery solves itself through a letter. ** stars
Co-written by the married couple Adolfo-Bioy Casares and Silvina Ocampo, Where There’s Love, There’s Hate is a crime story, I didn’t find that different from Agatha Christie’s works. An isolated location, a group of people that don’t know each other, dark secrets and a body, of course, lead to a detective story in the veins of Hercule Poirot.
The location of the novel reminded me a lot of Kobo Abe’s The Woman in the Dunes, the action happening in a summer resort, where the ever-blowing sand threatens to cover everything and to blunt people’s minds. At least, that is the only difference this novel brings – a parody of the genre. Most of the investigation is done based on assumptions and gut feelings, and after so many twists, the mystery solves itself through a letter. ** stars