Dom Casmurro by Machado de Assis

Dom Casmurro

Machado de Assis with Elizabeth Hardwick (Translator), Helen Caldwell (Contributor)

288 pages first pub 1899 (editions)

fiction classics romance challenging reflective slow-paced
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Has Capitú, his love since childhood, really been unfaithful to him? Or is the evidence of her betrayal merely the product of a paranoid mind? First published in 1900, Dom Casmurro, widely considered Machado de Assis’s greatest novel and a classic...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,686 reviews

Moods

reflective 79%
emotional 39%
funny 34%
challenging 28%
mysterious 28%
dark 18%
sad 18%
tense 15%
lighthearted 10%
adventurous 8%
relaxing 6%
hopeful 1%
informative 1%
inspiring 1%

Pace

medium 51%
slow 36%
fast 12%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 75% | A mix: 18% | Plot: 5%

Strong character development?

Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 24% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 43% | No: 37% | Yes: 18%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 61% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 13% | It's complicated: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 2%

Average rating

4.17

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