Cantoras by Carolina De Robertis
- Publisher: Vintage, June 2nd 2020 (first published on September 3rd 2019)
- Genre: Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, LGBTQ+
- Format: Paperback
- Page Count: 336 pages
- My Rating: ★★★★★ (5/5)
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Content warnings: homophobia, sexism, infidelity, government censorship, torture, abuse (cigarette burns), rape, sexual assault, pedophilia, loss of family, alcohol abuse, forced hospitalization (conversion therapy), electric shock, suicide, blood, miscarriage, death of prominent character (spoiler in white text)
“I think you know how to love.”
You know the question people like to ask: if you were only to read one book for the rest of your life, what would it be? I never had an answer; never, until today. I’d gladly read Cantoras a thousand times over; I’d hug this book to my heart forever if I could.