Reviews for Misterios De La Luna Roja, No. 4 El Libro De Todos Los Suenos / The Book of All Dreams

The average rating for Misterios De La Luna Roja, No. 4 El Libro De Todos Los Suenos / The Book of All Dreams based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-10-18 00:00:00 Chris Schoonmaker As I've expressed on Goodreads before, I'm a Curtis Sittenfeld fan. I enjoy and admire the way she always presents a readable (and impeccably written) tale that expresses emotional truths in an "I-never-heard-it-put-quite-that-way" style. She's wise beyond her years but has a sense of humor about it. The Man of My Dreams is Sittenfeld's second novel, but the fourth of hers I've read. Curtis herself has said she's talked people out of buying it (!), and that, plus the horrendous cover her publisher gave to the hardback edition (a frog wearing a prince's crown? barf), plus the weird title, made me avoid it for a while. I'm glad I eventually picked this up, because it really is just as good as all the others. It's true there's not much in the way of plot; it's a coming-of-age story, or more specifically a story about a young woman trying to figure out romantic love when she's had no good role models. (Does this sound sappy? Is it sappy when Roth or Salinger or even Hemingway does it?) Sittenfeld's heroines are always a little awkward; they're never cheerleaders or homecoming queens, but the fact that they're more observers of the action than centers of attention is what gives her books so much emotional resonance—and her characters' sardonic humor is what makes them so much fun to read about. I related to this novel a lot, so much so that I almost gave it 5 stars. Ultimately, though, I can't really say this was better than her other books, all of which I've given 4 stars. No shame in that, though—Man of My Dreams may not be better, but it sits comfortably on the shelf with all the other Sittenfeld novels, and that's more than good enough.

Review # 2 was written on 2016-03-10 00:00:00 Steven Arbiz I have been asked by a few people who enjoyed this book, why I gave it 1 star. So this is it: 1. I disliked hated all the characters, they annoyed me, especially the main character's, being inside her head was a very, very painful experience. 2. The main character was also a friggn nympho. All she thought about was getting down and doing the nasty and the opposite sex of course. 3. The plot. Could someone please tell me what it was? Was it just this girls life, because all it seems like is a recap of the main characters life. When we say, "So, your life story?" We don't mean it! 4. The writing, I know some people have praised that the book is beautifully written, we should all applaud the writing. I don't see that, maybe if the writing had been interesting or "beautifully written" I would have enjoyed the book more. You see! Do not bother! Not a good book at all, if you want to be bored to tears, no it wasn't even that moving, if you want to be generally bored read this. Otherwise just don't! Not worth your time!