The Night by Rodrigo Blanco Calderón

The Night

Rodrigo Blanco Calderón with Daniel Hahn (Translator), Noel Hernández (Translator)

352 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction magical realism politics challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
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Description

For readers who love Bolano, a new voice of Latin American fiction, winner of the Mario Vargas Llosa Prize.Recurring blackouts envelop Caracas in an inescapable darkness that makes nightmares come true. Real and fictional characters, most of them ...

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Community Reviews

3.18
based on 57 reviews

Moods

dark: 85%

challenging: 80%

mysterious: 76%

reflective: 38%

tense: 23%

adventurous: 9%

informative: 9%

sad: 4%


Pace

20% of readers chose medium
80% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

5% of readers chose Plot
41% of readers chose A mix
52% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

12% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose Complicated
37% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

27% of readers chose Complicated
72% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

62% of readers chose Yes
37% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

60% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
N/A

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