The Besieged City by Clarice Lispector

The Besieged City

Clarice Lispector with Johnny Lorenz (Translator)

224 pages first pub 1949 (editions)

fiction romance reflective slow-paced
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Description

Lucrécia Neves is vain, unreflective, insolently superficial, almost mute. She may have no inner life at all. As she morphs from small-town girl to worldly wife of a rich man, and her small home town surrenders to the forces of progress, Lucrécia ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 90 reviews

Moods

reflective 90%
challenging 80%
mysterious 60%
emotional 20%
sad 20%
lighthearted 10%

Pace

slow 70%
medium 20%
fast 10%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 87% | Plot: 12%

Strong character development?

Yes: 57% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 14%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 57% | No: 28% | N/A: 14%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 42% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 28%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 14%

Average rating

3.55

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