Abril rojo

Creo que escogí la mejor época para leer Abril Rojo: la Semana Santa. Y también diría el mejor año, ya que en este cayó en abril. Eso me hizo disfrutar un poco más la lectura. Qué mejor manera de terminarlo que un Domingo de Resurección, no creen? Pero bueno, ya dejando las pajas aparte, sólo puedo decir que es entretenido, pero que al final le faltó un poquito de sal (o tal vez de tequila, no sé)

I had some initial reservations about reading Red April because I don't know much about Peruvian revolutionary history or the Senderista. Fortunately, the novel is much more of a murder mystery than it is a work of historical fiction. The plot deals with a serious of gruesome murders that occur during Holy Week in Peru. A young prosecutor investigating the crimes feels that it might be the work of terrorists. It's the terrorist angle that really makes Red April such a great novel.

This could be just because I read the novel on the same day as the New York Times ran an article about the use of the word ‘terrorism,' but I really enjoyed the way Red April mixed a murder mystery plot with a questioning of the nature and meaning of terrorism. The prosecutor in the story has to deal not only with the murders but is also faced with the difficult task of separating friend from foe and terrorists from freedom fighters.

I had some initial reservations about reading Red April because I don't know much about Peruvian revolutionary history or the Senderista. Fortunately, the novel is much more of a murder mystery than it is a work of historical fiction. The plot deals with a serious of gruesome murders that occur during Holy Week in Peru. A young prosecutor investigating the crimes feels that it might be the work of terrorists. It's the terrorist angle that really makes Red April such a great novel.

This could be just because I read the novel on the same day as the New York Times ran an article about the use of the word ‘terrorism,' but I really enjoyed the way Red April mixed a murder mystery plot with a questioning of the nature and meaning of terrorism. The prosecutor in the story has to deal not only with the murders but is also faced with the difficult task of separating friend from foe and terrorists from freedom fighters.