Reviews

Água Viva by Clarice Lispector

katemendes's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

dizzzybrook's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

brothersk1999's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective fast-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

4.75

madelinemadeline's review against another edition

challenging reflective

4.75

elfs29's review

adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced

5.0

Absolutely gorgeous. Lispector’s writing is completely profound, and even in this stream-of-consciousness, free style, she is able to deftly capture to existential essence of living, its fears and supreme joys, with a clarity that is simultaneously groundbreaking and comforting. I could highlight a special line on every page, and certainly will read this countless times. 

Once again I'm full of joyful happy love. Whatever you are I quickly breathe in lapping up your halo of wonder before it vanishes in the evaporation of the air. Is my fresh desire to live me and to live you the very tessitura of life? The nature of beings and of things —is God? So maybe if I demand a lot of nature, I would stop dying? Can I violate death and clear within it an opening for life?

curran_brian's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

caseyaonso's review against another edition

4.0

4.5, this reminds me a lot of a conversation i had with my dad a few years ago where he made a really “simple” observation that completely changed how i thought about something that had been a huge source of stress for me in years prior, but because of my proximity to it i just couldn’t see for myself until he noticed it. just crazy to think 80 pages can carry the amount of clarity it does, really enjoyed and definitely see myself revisiting this soon.

kaehess's review against another edition

5.0

I loved this and see myself returning to it often! This sort of stream of consciousness mixed with poeticism was right up my alley; it was so beautiful and human.

pluviophile's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

2.5

rhysdri's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

4.5