With all my shelves getting way too full, I finally started to visit the local library to get my fix of stories without further affecting my wallet and/or my shelf space. The selection was... a bit disappointing, since none of the books I wanted to read are available at all. However, I did explore a little and chose this one to take home.
This book is the kind that will not leave you indifferent: its twists will either fascinate you or make you cringe to hell and back.
I, personally, am on team "this is cool as fuck", but I can see how most people will reach the end only to feel they were played.
As it is obvious from the cover, there is also a movie, if that is more of your liking. The author of the book is actually the scriptwriter of the movie - and it does read like he just transcribed the script, really. The writing focuses on how characters emote instead of how they feel or what they think, and there is no build up to many plot points as if time to deliver the story was as limited as it would be on a movie.
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Netflix presenta 'Alma', un thriller juvenil que "no tiene nada que ver con Élite o Stranger Things"
Netflix presenta 'Alma', un thriller juvenil que "no tiene nada que ver con Élite o Stranger Things"
El próximo 19 de agosto aterriza en Netflix ‘Alma’, un thriller adolescente acerca de la búsqueda de la identidad que, según aseguran sus responsables, “usa lo fantástico para hablar de temas emocionales”.
Creada por Sergio G. Sánchez (‘El secreto de Marrowbone’), esta ficción se desliga de otras producciones de la plataforma con un reparto también juvenil como ‘Élite’ o la sobrenatural ‘Stranger…