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4.23 AVERAGE
4.23 AVERAGE
challenging
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
clarice, you create are that settle an inner rhythm to my soul and are the reason why I’m not afraid to speak out of my heart
I made a valiant effort to force myself through this book (I got through about 50/160), since Clarice Lispector is supposed to be so amazing. I'm somewhat sure I've even heard her referred to as a feminist writer. I cannot read anymore of Ulisses barely disguised sexist bullcrap, or of Lori's pathetic attempts to connect and be desired by him in a way she clearly believes will satisfy the emptiness in her soul. Girl, please leave that man alone.
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
i love her writing style truly prose i also find the premise very interesting the afterword really helped me contextualize my feelings i think now the conflict in love is often portrayed as being able to love yourself but the requirement instead being embracing life in its fullness is very compelling
less mad than her other books but she still blew me away!!!
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
3.5, rounded up to 4.
I didn't much care for any of the characters here till about page 100, by which point I was already 2/3 of the way through the book, but as usual, Lispector's language shines. And those last 50 pages were special, even if I had to fight a bit to get there.
I didn't much care for any of the characters here till about page 100, by which point I was already 2/3 of the way through the book, but as usual, Lispector's language shines. And those last 50 pages were special, even if I had to fight a bit to get there.