Leopoldo Gout
Autor de Genius: The Game
Sobre El Autor
Series
Obras de Leopoldo Gout
Little Spirit: Christmas in New York [2008 TV movie] — Director — 3 copias
Piñata: A Novel 1 copia
Obras relacionadas
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 20th century
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Lugares de residencia
- New York, New York, USA
- Ocupaciones
- TV producer
artist
filmmaker
writer - BiografÃa breve
- Leopoldo Gout is Mexican-American.
Miembros
Reseñas
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EstadÃsticas
- Obras
- 9
- También por
- 1
- Miembros
- 614
- Popularidad
- #40,946
- Valoración
- 3.4
- Reseñas
- 37
- ISBNs
- 42
- Idiomas
- 4
Carmen and Luna... they leave much to be desired. They come off as stereotypical caricatures of people one might find in a cheap B-movie. Nobody talks like that.
Carmen - I've never met a Mexican mother who acted the way she did. She always claimed to care so much, but never did anything to actually show she cared.
And Luna? Don't even get me started, the way she acted and spoke was like a four year old, so spare me with the "old soul" garbage.
It makes me wonder if the book was originally written in Spanish and the translation just didn't do it justice.
Despite these flaws, the story had its merits, with compelling side characters and memorable moments. Like the Priest at the end! I was shook!
The descriptive details added a grotesque depth I loved, although the end felt rushed.
Overall, while the book has potential, perhaps its true calling is for the big screen rather than the page.… (más)