The Night Buffalo

by Guillermo Arriaga

Book Overview

Tras el suicidio de su mejor amigo, Manuel se ve acosado por la sombra de la enfermedad mental de aquel, por su mundo de violencia y por la tortuosa relaci n sentimental con su novia, que fue... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0743281861
• ISBN13: 9780743281867
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: Atria Books
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

El búfalo de la noche

Es una novela que tema central es el amor, la amistad, la locura, la muerta, y la lujuria entre tres jovenes: Manuel, Tania, y Gregorio. Es drama emocional del amor y la amistad

emotionally gripping

there are some passages in here that made me well up, and ya know, boys don't cry, and some passages kept me all red hot and angry for the rest of my week. very much like omar rodriguez' compositions. which is why i bought the book. i can't wait to see the movie... should probably check to see if it's out yet...

Much to like; much to dislike

The Night Buffalo might be described as an exploration of what it means to face oneself - to be forced to shed pretentions, excuses, etc. In the end, it succeeds. However, as "psychological thriller" it is a bit of a failure. The story revolves around three characters: Manuel, the narrator; Gregorio, who commits suicide early in the book; Tania, who has been the girl-friend of both. Gregorio is motivated by mental illness; Tania remains a bit of a mystery; Manuel is just plain nasty - picking fights for the fun of it, stealing, cheating, lying and otherwise being an unpleasant character. The book's failure is in providing a background that "explains" his nastiness. As a positive or a negative depending upon your taste, the author has a very visual, cinematic style. Character and mood are evoked as in a filmscript. Did I enjoy reading the book? There were several times that I was tempted to set the book down and walk away. Am I glad I read the book? Yes, because the author's skill in bring the novel to its end makes it well worth the reading time. Note: reading club questions are included.

Good book, eloquently written

Guillermo Arraiga paints a convincing and deep portrait of Manuel, his main character. The story was very interesting and well told. I absolutely adored his writing style and his command of the Spanish language. It's written very intelligently and eloquently and I only wish I had the same talent to do this book justice in my review. But alas, I see that there are no reviews yet posted so I must tell you that it is truly excellent. I recommend this book to anyone who might enjoy descriptive scenarios, brooding characters, and a compelling story. I must warn you though that if you're looking for a fairy tale ending, this book will not deliver. But I find those types of books to be quite corny.

Damn

Very amazing book, a lot of unanswered questions....which i like and dislike at the same time.