The House in Smyrna by Tatiana Salem Levy

The House in Smyrna

Tatiana Salem Levy with Alison Entrekin (Translator)

155 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction literary challenging dark reflective slow-paced
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Winner of an English PEN awardFrom one of Granta’s Best Young Brazilian Novelists comes a startling and powerful story about returning to one’s origins in order to move forward.In Rio de Janeiro, a woman suffering from a mysterious illness, which ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 56 reviews

Moods

emotional 72%
dark 63%
reflective 63%
challenging 54%
sad 45%
tense 27%
adventurous 9%
mysterious 9%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 40%
fast 10%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 77% | A mix: 22%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 22% | No: 11%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 37% | No: 25%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 42% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 14%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 14%

Average rating

3.63

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