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El Mal de la Taiga / The Taiga Syndrome by Cristina Rivera Garza

dialhforhgai's review against another edition

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4.0

When I looked behind us, the world seemed incomprehensible and eternal.

jcerva54's review against another edition

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adventurous reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

stitching_ghost's review against another edition

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5.0

What a fantastic read this one was. The characters were great. The writing style was so good and the story was weird, introspective and insightful, I loved everything about this novella.

cimoore1999's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

woodpusher's review against another edition

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1.0

Leído por encimita. Más para quitarla del camino. Cristina Rivera Garza es una de mis mayores frustraciones. Leo tan buenas críticas de su obra que no entiendo porque a mi simplemente no me acaba de gustar. Seguiré intentándolo. Como señalaba Borges, quizá sólo es que no ha escrito el libro para mí. Y tal vez nunca lo escriba. Trataré de conseguir "Nadie me verá llorar".

lottie1803's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

ohlhauc's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

lucyabilene's review against another edition

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4.0

4.5 / 5

finedanddandy's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

gasrat's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Reading it backwards and forwards helped me understand better what was happening, like turning a puzzle over and over. Very enjoyable to read but I'm going to be wondering about it for a while.