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560 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241200131
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 01 June 1982
Description
The Book of Disquiet is the autobiography of Bernardo Soares, whom Pessoa described as a 'semiheteronym' because "his personality is not different from mine, rather a simple mutilation of it." But Soares never completed his book; it was discovered...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,813 reviews
Moods
emotional 49%
challenging 47%
dark 46%
sad 41%
inspiring 19%
mysterious 11%
funny 8%
tense 8%
relaxing 7%
hopeful 6%
informative 3%
adventurous 1%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
medium 21%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 59% | N/A: 37% | A mix: 1%Strong character development?
No: 33% | It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 31% | Yes: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 19% | No: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 59% | N/A: 29% | It's complicated: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 19% | N/A: 9% | No: 5%Average rating
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560 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241200131
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 01 June 1982
Description
The Book of Disquiet is the autobiography of Bernardo Soares, whom Pessoa described as a 'semiheteronym' because "his personality is not different from mine, rather a simple mutilation of it." But Soares never completed his book; it was discovered...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,813 reviews
Moods
emotional 49%
challenging 47%
dark 46%
sad 41%
inspiring 19%
mysterious 11%
funny 8%
tense 8%
relaxing 7%
hopeful 6%
informative 3%
adventurous 1%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
medium 21%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 59% | N/A: 37% | A mix: 1%Strong character development?
No: 33% | It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 31% | Yes: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 19% | No: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 59% | N/A: 29% | It's complicated: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 19% | N/A: 9% | No: 5%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.