Near to the Wild Heart by Clarice Lispector

Near to the Wild Heart

Clarice Lispector with Alison Entrekin (Translator), Alison Entrekin (Translator)

194 pages • first pub 1943 (editions)

fiction classics literary emotional reflective slow-paced
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Near to the Wild Heart, published in Rio de Janeiro in 1943, introduced Brazil to what one writer called "Hurricane Clarice" a twenty-three-year-old girl who wrote her first book in a tiny rented room and then baptized it with a title taken from J...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,206 reviews

Moods

reflective 89%
challenging 65%
emotional 54%
dark 32%
mysterious 25%
sad 20%
tense 12%
inspiring 8%
adventurous 4%
hopeful 2%

Pace

slow 68%
medium 27%
fast 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 92% | A mix: 6%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 34% | No: 18% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 51% | No: 30% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 68% | N/A: 12% | Yes: 12% | It's complicated: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

4.0

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