Given that there is so much fluidity, there is a worry that the reader could get lost, but the author has helpfully split the novel into four clear sections, including chapter titles in the two larger sections, and time stamps when relevant, which all ground the reader and allow for a structure within which to understand the story.Īnd what a story! The House of Broken Angels centers around the family of Miguel Angel de la Cruz, who is affectionately called Big Angel, a term of affection which also functions as a distinction from his younger half brother, Little Angel, the other character who receives most of the third person limited time. The scope of the novel is at once wide and narrow, in that the live-action of the story takes place across only two days, while the shifting narration and fluid nature of perspectives also allow for nuanced glimpses at the past which contextualize the present action. My body was firmly planted on my couch from the second that I opened the first page and started to read about delirious funerals to when I closed the book after reading the author’s note and acknowledgements. Captivating and breathtaking don’t cut it when searching for words to describe The House of Broken Angels, but they come pretty darn close.
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