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At Night We Walk in Circles

Daniel Alarcón

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Jul 17, 2018 Martha rated it did not like it

I found the narrator unbearable. I read over half the book and then the end and that was all I could take.

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Mar 13, 2014 Logan rated it really liked it

Shelves: latin-america

A meandering novel that takes place in an unnamed Latin American country although it seems to most resemble Peru where Alarcon was born. Alarcon does an excellent job of creating memorable worlds populated by melancholic characters. Parts of the book are beautifully written, such as the description of a burgeoning love between two imprisoned men. Nevertheless, I found it difficult to get attached to any of the characters in the book who all felt distant and unsympathetic. The story bounced aroun ...more

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