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Die Maias

Eça de Queirós, Eça de Queirós

3.79 AVERAGE

mollusc's review against another edition

5.0

funny

gmjoaopedro's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

madelena_n's review against another edition

4.25

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

catarinadsimoes's review against another edition

4.5

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

reading_racoon69's review against another edition

2.5

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I’d you think you want to read this book, don’t.
Everyone in Portugal is forced to read this in school, and although it’s not the worst, you should save yourself the time.

Our narrator spends more time describing the furniture of the mc house than anything else. PAGES. And then he does the same thing with his office, and with his lovers house, and with a couple of women’s boobs.

(Spoiler)
I think the way he describes Gouvarinhos is completely repulsive and disgusting. He criticises her so much on how disgusting she is and then goes right ahead and has sex with her. Isn’t it more disgusting to whillingly fornicate with something that repulses you ??? It thought it was so rude of him !
(End spoiler)

In conclusion, this book is confusing, has too many characters whose names I couldn’t remember; was weird about women; had too many useless details; had like a couple of good and interesting scenes in a whole book.

Goodbye and good luck dear reader….

WAIT NO!!!!!!!!!!! :000000 🫢🫢🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

FALTAM-ME AS QUEIJADAS

Content Warnings

ferp's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 41%

"Mandatory" school reading book. Well for starters, my mom spoil it right at the beginning so the biggest twist of the story was ruined. And the descriptions, my GOD the descriptions! 10 pages, 10! To describe a house facade, 10! a facade! Just no.

madabookslena's review against another edition

3.0

Não acabei mas deu-me tanto travalho a ler o que li que vou pôr aqui que o fiz e pronto! Este livro e desnecessariamente grande, tem o seu encanto mas... É uma seca!