The Apple in the Dark by Clarice Lispector

The Apple in the Dark

Clarice Lispector with Clarice Lispector (Translator)

397 pages first pub 1961 (editions)

fiction literary dark reflective slow-paced
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“The best one,” as Clarice Lispector called The Apple in the Dark, her famously intense 1961 novel “It’s the best one,” Clarice Lispector remarked on the occasion of the publication of The Apple in the Dark: “I can’t define it, how it is, I can on...

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Community Reviews Summary of 65 reviews

Moods

challenging 89%
reflective 89%
dark 47%
mysterious 47%
tense 26%
emotional 21%
adventurous 5%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 5%

Pace

slow 94%
medium 5%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 93% | N/A: 6%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 42% | No: 14%

Loveable characters?

No: 46% | It's complicated: 46% | N/A: 7%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 45% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 18% | Yes: 18%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 14%

Average rating

3.84

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