The Monkey Grammarian by Octavio Paz

The Monkey Grammarian

Octavio Paz with Helen R. Lane (Translator)

176 pages first pub 1972 (editions)

fiction philosophy poetry challenging reflective slow-paced
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Nobel Prize-winner Octavio Paz offers a dazzling mind journey to the sources of poetry. Poet, diplomat, writer, philosopher, hailed as an "intellectual literary one-man band" by the New York Times Book Review, Nobel Prize-winner Octavio Paz was a...

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Community Reviews Summary of 16 reviews

Moods

reflective 100%
challenging 75%
inspiring 75%
adventurous 25%
informative 25%
mysterious 25%

Pace

slow 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 66% | N/A: 33%

Strong character development?

No: 33% | It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 33%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 33% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 33%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Average rating

3.73

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