Fiesta en la madriguera (Down the Rabbit Hole) Audiobook (Unabridged)

" Very good book, and an easy read, (only 70 pages), but an interesting perspective on how a young boy thinks when he only knows 14 people. Tochtli lives in a palace. He loves hats, samurai, guillotines and dictionaries, and what he wants more than anything right now is a new pet for his private zoo: a pygmy hippopotamus from Liberia. But Tochtli is a child whose father is a drug baron on the verge of taking over a powerful cartel, and Tochtli is growing up in a luxury hideout that he shares with hit men, prostitutes, dealers, servants and the odd corrupt politician or two. "

" The simplicity of language and style make this a compelling read, but the story is very disturbing. It's a snapshot of the life of a young boy whose father is a drugs baron in Mexico and because it covers only a short period of time there is no resolution or progression. "

" This first novel by the Mexican writer Juan Pablo Villalobos, was a fortunate find that I came across while looking for something else. Told from the perspective of a child, it describes the boy's life as the son of a Mexican drug lord. Villalobos is particularly skillful in having the child provide not simply a view of his surroundings (as fantastical as they are) but, obliquely (and therein lies Villalobos' mastery), their devastating effect on him now and, Villalobos suggests, in the future. The one review I saw, after reading the book, described it perfectly: "So this is a novel about failing to understand the bigger picture, and in its absence we can see it more clearly." Recommended. "

" Sad. Strange. Sweet. (If you have read it and liked it then you ought to seek out issue #4 of The Coffin Factory which has an even better story by Villalobos called "The Mountain." I don't think there is much else in English by this guy at the moment.) "

" very unusual style, but I liked it. closer to transcription of an oral history than the interior musings of a narrator. only 70 pages, from a child's point of view. the topics are very odd, and it is pretty sad too, but proves the point of universality of human concerns. "

" Charming and perfect for an unoccupied afternoon (or really just an hour or two of free time). "

" This was great. A totally new and fresh voice and story. Clever, well-written. Really recommend it for folks who like novellas, short stories and Spanish/South American lit. "

" Horribly sad and comic and perfectly so -- and perfectly, horribly, short. "

" Well written, but .... ultimately the story is so disturbingly depressing that I never got to a point where I could say that I enjoyed it. "

" Disturbing and entertaining. The perspective of an imaginative seven-year-old boy lightens up this story in the same way Nadsat lightens A Clockwork Orange. "

" The innocent child narrator used to tell the story of a Mexican drug "kingpin" etc...--Clever or a tired technique/cheese???? "

" a quick easy but thought provoking book narrted by a child about a very adult environment. "

" This was a good stiry as well. Never thought I'd read a story about a chld living with a drug baron. I enjoyed that this story came from a childs point of view. "

" Very different but had to finish this very very short read. It`s what`s not written that gives this story its kick. "

" A really interesting look at leaned morality through the eyes of an unforgettable narrator. Although I must say - 75 pages for $10 was a bit much! "

" Very quick read, but a good story. I think this would have done better to either have been elongated or put into a collection of other short stories, but I liked it. Interesting perspective and cute. "