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After an initial start which was not very conclusive (a personal tragedy with death of the narrator's mother depiction superimposed over life in Venezuela, especially Caracas), it started the main narration of how the narrator managed to escape a country in ruins. This second part was much better, in my opinion.
Overall, it was a great novel which allows the reader to have a glimpse in the brutal society of contemporary Venezuela. ...more
Overall, it was a great novel which allows the reader to have a glimpse in the brutal society of contemporary Venezuela. ...more
Nov 03, 2019
Beverly
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venezuela,
caracas
This was a 3.5 read for me.
thoughts coming shortly
thoughts coming shortly
Well-written but nightmarish and horrifying content.
recommended by Rodrigo
the translator's note about the following line (partir/parir)
Only a small difference in sound separates "leave" from "live."
Where does a lie start? In a name? A gesture? A memory? Maybe a word?
Surviving is part of the horror that travels with anyone who escapes. A plague that strives to bring us down when we're healthy, to remind us that someone else was more deserving of staying alive. ...more
the translator's note about the following line (partir/parir)
Only a small difference in sound separates "leave" from "live."
Where does a lie start? In a name? A gesture? A memory? Maybe a word?
Surviving is part of the horror that travels with anyone who escapes. A plague that strives to bring us down when we're healthy, to remind us that someone else was more deserving of staying alive. ...more
Aug 26, 2019
Tammy Grimm
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