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200 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781953861207
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Archipelago Books
Publication date: 05 April 2022
Description
Surreal and gripping stories about desire, tyranny, fear, and love, from one of Brazil’s greatest queer writers, whose work is appering in English for the first time.In 18 gripping and daring stories filled with tension and intimacy, Caio Fernando...
Community Reviews Summary of 194 reviews
Moods
emotional 66%
dark 44%
sad 40%
challenging 29%
funny 18%
mysterious 14%
inspiring 11%
hopeful 7%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 3%
tense 3%
Pace
slow 18%
fast 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 47% | A mix: 31% | N/A: 15% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 35% | N/A: 29% | No: 29% | Yes: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 58% | Yes: 23% | No: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 58% | No: 23% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 18%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Alcohol, Drug use, HomophobiaModerate
RapeMinor
Antisemitism, Misogyny, Racial slurs200 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781953861207
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Archipelago Books
Publication date: 05 April 2022
Description
Surreal and gripping stories about desire, tyranny, fear, and love, from one of Brazil’s greatest queer writers, whose work is appering in English for the first time.In 18 gripping and daring stories filled with tension and intimacy, Caio Fernando...
Community Reviews Summary of 194 reviews
Moods
emotional 66%
dark 44%
sad 40%
challenging 29%
funny 18%
mysterious 14%
inspiring 11%
hopeful 7%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 3%
tense 3%
Pace
slow 18%
fast 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 47% | A mix: 31% | N/A: 15% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 35% | N/A: 29% | No: 29% | Yes: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 58% | Yes: 23% | No: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 58% | No: 23% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 18%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Alcohol, Drug use, HomophobiaModerate
RapeMinor
Antisemitism, Misogyny, Racial slurs