All the Names by José Saramago

All the Names

José Saramago

243 pages • first pub 1997 (view editions)

fiction literary thriller reflective slow-paced
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Senhor Jose is a minor official in a registry office, with a passion for reconstructing people's lives from the data in archive documents. One woman's file is particularly intriguing. She is dead, and he decides to trace her life backwards, from d...

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Community Reviews

3.89
based on 1,607 reviews

Moods

reflective: 83%

mysterious: 52%

challenging: 37%

sad: 27%

dark: 23%

tense: 23%

emotional: 21%

adventurous: 18%

funny: 11%

hopeful: 7%

inspiring: 6%

informative: 2%

relaxing: 2%

Pace

1% of readers chose fast
47% of readers chose medium
51% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

4% of readers chose Plot
27% of readers chose A mix
66% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

37% of readers chose Yes
46% of readers chose Complicated
16% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

43% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
24% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

3% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose Complicated
84% of readers chose No
7% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

66% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
18% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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