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amanda_marie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Death, Sexual violence, Violence, and War
not_another_ana's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Vine a Comala porque me dijeron que acá vivía mi padre, un tal 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.
Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Incest
Minor: Rape
leannanecdote's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Sexual harassment, and War
bontho4713's review against another edition
- 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
Minor: Incest, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, and War
lamotta's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Mental illness and Violence
Minor: Cursing, Gun violence, Incest, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
aggie2010's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and Death of parent
hacthoun's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
i really enjoyed the nonlinear approach and how disorienting and unclear the boundaries between the living and the dead were. however, it’s another novel that is horrible to every single female character and doesn’t mince words about it. pretty rough read in that sense
Graphic: Death, Rape, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual violence, Suicide, Murder, and War
eliss02's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Colonisation
vita_ayala's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The format is almost dream-like, which is onteresting to read and adds to the tension I think.
Moderate: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Trafficking, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
We lose the thread of the son somewhere in the middle, which I think ultimately makes this too loose of a story.trinidad_gondi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Violence, and Abandonment
Moderate: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, and Classism
Minor: War