This was a very challenging and beautifully woven novel. I had to read this book a little differently, constantly going back to the previous pages and feeling scattered, disjointed throughout. The novel took me on a similar journey as its scarcely engaged narrator as he struggled to not only find but experience the life of his father. Through Juan and the people of Media Luna, we navigate grief, abandonment, religious guilt etc  through a multitude of characters stuck in their own purgatory. Are they alive or dead? Is this before Juan's arrival, during Pedro's youth or a completely different timeline? I had so many questions while I was reading some answered some not but yeah I loved this and definitely need to reread!