Near to the Wild Heart by Clarice Lispector

Near to the Wild Heart

Clarice Lispector with Giovanni Pontiero

192 pages first pub 1943 (editions)

fiction classics literary emotional reflective slow-paced
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Near to the Wild Heart is Clarice Lispector's first novel, written from March to November 1942 and published around her twenty-third birthday. The novel, written in a stream-of-consciousness style reminiscent of the English-language Modernists, ce...

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Moods

reflective 89%
challenging 63%
emotional 53%
dark 32%
mysterious 25%
sad 21%
tense 13%
inspiring 9%
adventurous 5%
hopeful 3%

Pace

slow 68%
medium 26%
fast 5%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 92% | A mix: 6%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 43% | Yes: 35% | No: 17% | N/A: 3%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 52% | No: 30% | Yes: 13% | 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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