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307 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780151004140
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Publication date: Not specified
Description
José Saramago is a master at pacing. Readers unfamiliar with the work of this Portuguese Nobel Prize winner would do well to begin with The Cave, a novel of ideas, shaded with suspense. Spare and pensive, The Cave follows the fortunes of an aging ...
Community Reviews Summary of 619 reviews
Moods
emotional 47%
challenging 38%
mysterious 30%
hopeful 22%
sad 22%
inspiring 19%
dark 13%
tense 13%
adventurous 2%
informative 2%
lighthearted 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
medium 29%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 65% | A mix: 27% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 16%Loveable characters?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | Yes: 13% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 21% | N/A: 3%Average rating
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307 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780151004140
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Publication date: Not specified
Description
José Saramago is a master at pacing. Readers unfamiliar with the work of this Portuguese Nobel Prize winner would do well to begin with The Cave, a novel of ideas, shaded with suspense. Spare and pensive, The Cave follows the fortunes of an aging ...
Community Reviews Summary of 619 reviews
Moods
emotional 47%
challenging 38%
mysterious 30%
hopeful 22%
sad 22%
inspiring 19%
dark 13%
tense 13%
adventurous 2%
informative 2%
lighthearted 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
medium 29%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 65% | A mix: 27% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 16%Loveable characters?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | Yes: 13% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 21% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.