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jgliv's review
challenging
reflective
5.0
clarice lispector is a master of the craft. such a beautiful piece of work, i couldn’t put the book down
oliviapdf's review
inspiring
reflective
fast-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
3.5
me when i’m filled with a childlike whimsy
laurakatarooma's review against another edition
4.0
Lispectorilla on upeita kielikuvia. Muuten tää kirja on ku mun ajatuksen juoksu. Tunnistan itseni sivuilta.
droo's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
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
5.0
egyptiaca's review against another edition
challenging
dark
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
katgand's review against another edition
inspiring
reflective
tense
fast-paced
5.0
More than the moment, I want its flow
meandmymonkey's review against another edition
challenging
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
versmonesprit's review
challenging
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
I have no words. Clarice Lispector used them all, and used them so exquisitely, there are no more words to use, because there is nothing else left to say that she didn’t say. She concludes Água Viva with “What I’m writing to you goes on and I am bewitched.” It goes on; it’s me who is bewitched. Because Água Viva is not a book. It’s a spell. It’s a transcendental experience. It is the utterly relatable invocation of a woman’s uncaged, unrestrained, untamed inner life, like a lush and feral jungle. Everything Clarice Lispector set out to do in Água Viva, she did. If she wrote this in the Middle Ages, she would be canonised, for this book is philosophically divine, poetically holy. It is the most striking meditation on existence, on time, on word. A must read.