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256 pages • first pub 1881 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Liveright
Publication date: Not specified
Description
“I passed away at two o’clock in the afternoon on a Friday in August in 1869, in my beautiful mansion in the Catumbi district of the city.” So begins Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas—at the end of the narrator’s life. Published in 1881, this highl...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,337 reviews
Moods
funny 78%
lighthearted 26%
challenging 17%
dark 15%
adventurous 13%
emotional 12%
sad 8%
relaxing 7%
mysterious 6%
informative 4%
inspiring 4%
hopeful 2%
tense 1%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 84% | A mix: 12% | Plot: 2% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 32% | Yes: 26% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 36% | No: 35% | Yes: 27%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 57% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 4% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity, Death, ClassismModerate
Slavery, Racism, AbleismMinor
Death of parent, Dementia, Miscarriage
256 pages • first pub 1881 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Liveright
Publication date: Not specified
Description
“I passed away at two o’clock in the afternoon on a Friday in August in 1869, in my beautiful mansion in the Catumbi district of the city.” So begins Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas—at the end of the narrator’s life. Published in 1881, this highl...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,337 reviews
Moods
funny 78%
lighthearted 26%
challenging 17%
dark 15%
adventurous 13%
emotional 12%
sad 8%
relaxing 7%
mysterious 6%
informative 4%
inspiring 4%
hopeful 2%
tense 1%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 84% | A mix: 12% | Plot: 2% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 32% | Yes: 26% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 36% | No: 35% | Yes: 27%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 57% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 4% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity, Death, ClassismModerate
Slavery, Racism, AbleismMinor
Death of parent, Dementia, Miscarriage