Review: The Obscene Bird of Night
Reseña de usuario - [P] - GoodreadsThere is a lot of nonsense spoken and written about The Obscene Bird of Night, the worst kind of nonsense: pretentious nonsense. Just check out the wiki page for it: "In the novel, the intellectual ... Leer reseña completa
Review: The Obscene Bird of Night
Reseña de usuario - Linda - GoodreadsThis should have been titled the Obscure Bird of Night. Although I'm well acquainted with the oeuvre of Latin American literature, I had a hard time with this one. Perhaps it's the author; I haven't ... Leer reseña completa
Review: The Obscene Bird of Night
Reseña de usuario - Adam Floridia - GoodreadsThe perfect review of The Obscene Bird of Night would actually be this. The image that burned in my brain as I read was Goya's El Gran Cabron Pathetically, that's about the best review I can offer ... Leer reseña completa
Review: The Obscene Bird of Night
Reseña de usuario - Christina Wilder - GoodreadsI just couldn't, guys. I picked this up because A) the author is Chilean, like me, and B) I ADORE experimental literature. Still, this one...it just got too weird for me at times, and that was ... Leer reseña completa
Review: The Obscene Bird of Night
Reseña de usuario - Rowena - GoodreadsI suspect that with a re-read of this book I'd probably give it a 5-star rating. I went into this book not really knowing what to expect, I was very intrigued by the title. This was a strangely ... Leer reseña completa
Review: The Obscene Bird of Night
Reseña de usuario - Ema - GoodreadsThe Obscene Bird of Night is one strange, twisted, haunting, obscene book! It may well be the most difficult novel I've read so far. There were moments when I felt that I could connect to it and even ... Leer reseña completa
Review: The Obscene Bird of Night
Reseña de usuario - Sarah Beth - GoodreadsI've been spoiled by writers who make it easy to read their books, those who are undemanding and make my brain happy. They're nice writers, but Donoso is not so nice. He makes you go to work. Hard ... Leer reseña completa
Review: The Obscene Bird of Night
Reseña de usuario - knig - GoodreadsPoint of fact: It is not humanly possible to figure out what exactly is happening in the Obscene Bird of Night (OBN). This may very well be the leitmotif of magical realism, but here, we have a ... Leer reseña completa
Review: The Obscene Bird of Night
Reseña de usuario - Hannah - GoodreadsPeople have called this book "messy," and they are right. But so are those who have pointed out it's grotesque beauty, which I've always been a fan of in literature. However, the mess was really hard ... Leer reseña completa
Review: The Obscene Bird of Night
Reseña de usuario - GoodreadsOK, I didn't finish this one. Way beyond the ability of this reader to appreciate, although, the english translation read well enough. The wikipedia entry that lured me into this one was well worth ...
