417 reviews for:

Dom Casmurro

Machado de Assis

4.18 AVERAGE

naindu's review against another edition

funny sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

"Dom Casmurro" é uma obra que equilibra humor e melancolia num ritmo envolvente, explorando a complexidade das relações humanas e a forma como as emoções moldam a nossa perceção do mundo. É essencialmente um livro sobre a ideia de que "as pessoas valem o que vale a afeição da gente." Gostei particularmente do capítulo sobre o soneto que nunca o chega a ser, que ilustra perfeitamente o humor e a ironia de Machado de Assis.

merlandese's review against another edition

4.0

Excellent book, and easy to see why it's a Brazilian classic.

The author's clever chapter names and transitions made me chuckle. There's also so much cheekiness and humorous irony, it's hard not to love and hate Bentinho at the same time. I love the chapter devoted to his beautiful poem. He assures us it's worth publication even though he has only created the first and last lines so, well, I guess the reader can borrow those lines and fill the middle however suits them best!

The translation I read was awful, though. A 1-star translation. Misspellings, random grammar, and clunky English. I look forward to finding a better translation and giving it another read.

tim_oli's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

End of the book was good, but the beginning was too long. I would shorten it by plenty of chapters. Might partly have been due to the bad translation though.  

zabbelinha's review against another edition

3.0

Gostei do livro, mas houve sempre algo que me impediu de adorar que não consigo definir...
A história é uma simples história de amor e ciúme

Spoiler

, que deixa no ar se Capitú traiu ou não Bentinho com Escobar

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Enfim, gostei mas não adorei.

schorrts's review against another edition

Sem nota porque não li com o intuito de saber se o livro era bom ou não, o tipo de história não me interessa. Li somente pra tentar saber se a Capitu de fato traiu Bentinho, e pra resolver a discussão entre dois amigos meus sobre isso.
Não há como saber de fato se houve traição ou não, o narrador é o próprio Bentinho, o que torna uma narração não confiável.
Porém, há dois trechos do texto que me parecem dar mais a entender que NÃO houve traição.

emh1049's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Complicated
• Loveable characters? Complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

arsoprani's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

jmyanish's review against another edition

5.0

It amazes me that Brazilian high schoolers get to read this book, maybe the best book of all time. Meanwhile, I had to pretend to read Dickens.

ilo_ilo's review against another edition

3.0

6/10

lramoss's review against another edition

tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5