Tales of Love of Madness and of Death / Cuentos de Amor de Locura y de Muerte by Horacio Quiroga

Tales of Love of Madness and of Death / Cuentos de Amor de Locura y de Muerte

Horacio Quiroga

214 pages • first pub 1917 (editions)

fiction classics short stories dark slow-paced
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This is an English translation of the famous collection of 18 weird tales of Horacio Quiroga, which is presented as a Spanish/English bilingual edition.Most of the stories are dark and strange and describe situations that offer no clear way out fo...

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Moods

dark 77%
mysterious 52%
tense 41%
emotional 30%
sad 30%
reflective 16%
adventurous 13%
funny 13%
challenging 11%
lighthearted 5%
relaxing 5%
hopeful 2%
inspiring 2%

Pace

medium 51%
fast 34%
slow 14%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 47% | Plot: 30% | N/A: 17% | Character: 4%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 33% | No: 25% | Yes: 8%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 37% | No: 33% | N/A: 16% | Yes: 12%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 62% | No: 20% | N/A: 12% | It's complicated: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 29% | Yes: 29% | N/A: 25% | No: 16%

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3.78

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