Reviews with content warning for Incest - Pedro Páramo

En su lecho de muerte la madre de Juan Preciado le hace prometer que irá a Comala, el pueblo de donde son oriundos, a buscar a su padre Pedro Páramo. Una vez que llega al pueblo, encuentra un caserío vacío, donde lo único que habita las deterioradas casas son ecos de sus habitantes, almas en pena que vagan por los lugares donde alguna vez hicieron vida.

Lo que sigue es un encuentro entre la vida y la muerte, donde poco a poco se va desplegando la historia de Pedro Páramo y Comala desde las experiencias de los pobladores y conocidos. Es una narración muy interesante, que requiere mucha atención a los detalles pero que, al mismo tiempo, es envolvente y apetecible. Invita al lector a dejarse ir, a experimentar el momento igual que Juan Preciado.

¿Qué la entendí toda? Probablemente no, se me escapan ciertas particularidades culturales e históricas de México, pero al mismo tiempo estoy en paz con la lectura que hice y siento que posiblemente algún día yo también vuelva a Comala.

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leannanecdote's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

3.75

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breauseph's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

It is truly incredible how much this book accomplishes with so little text. I wish I was fluent in Spanish so that I could read Rulfo as he originally wrote - apparently the existing translations don't quite do justice to his style. There's a lot in the novel to reflect on, maybe particularly our own wide-reaching impact on the people around us and what we owe to our communities rather than just to ourselves. Really incredible, an immediate favorite.

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bontho4713's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Read this book multiple times if you can, there is so much to figure out and piece together.

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lamotta's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Un libro absolutamente clásico de la literatura latinoamericana, enrevesado; con una estructura fragmentaria que va encajando sus piezas lentamente para construir el declive de un pueblo que va muriendo con un hombre.

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