Reviews for Night Of The Radishes

The average rating for Night Of The Radishes based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-07-26 00:00:00 James Powell The character development is lacking. Interesting storyline that could be developed in a much better way.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-08-27 00:00:00 Stephen Burkhart This book was a bit of a disappointment. I expected something much more lyrical, magical, and atmospherically rich than what was delivered (especially since I had previously read Benitez's "Bitter Grounds," which does have some of these qualities, even though it was preachy at times). The reason I was initially attracted to "Night of the Radishes" was the Oaxaca, Mexico setting--a place that has always intrigued me and one I have always wanted to visit. However, even the parts of this novel set in Oaxaca--including the night of the radishes festival--have no *soul*. Rather, the view of Oaxaca Benitez conveys here is a yuppie, white bred tourist's version of the place. Likewise, the novel's characters and plot also left me cold. When Benitez used Luli's hospitalization as a platform for preaching against socialized medicine, I thought I would throw the book across the room, but by then I had invested too much time in it not to finish. The best part of this book was the Prologue which captures the feeling of depression well from a woman's perspective. Unfortunately, it was all downhill from there.