The Tattooed Soldier
by Héctor Tobar
Taste attributes: dramacrimehistoricalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeancehuman spirit/resilience/survivalsocial commentary
Boxlist takeSerious and morally murky: a moving novel. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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About This Book
A Guatemalan refugee whose family was killed by a death squad spots one of the killers playing chess in a park in Los Angeles and plots revenge. The denouement comes during one of the city's riots
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- Author
- Héctor Tobar
- Published
- 1998
- Pages
- 307
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