PositiveThe ObserverLuiselli\'s novel stands apart from most Latin American fiction. She avoids worn-out narratives about drug wars and violence, and her downbeat supernaturalism feels quite different from the magical realism of Gabriel García Márquez. Concerned, above all, with literature\'s ability to transcend time and space, Faces in the Crowd signals the appearance of an exciting female voice to join a new wave of Latino writers. The author plants ideas—like suggesting that all the characters are dead throughout—that are never confirmed. She leaves us juggling with possibilities.
