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668 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141197388
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 26 May 2011
Description
The publication of Clarice Lispector's Collected Stories, eighty-five in all, is a major literary event. Now, for the first time in English, are all the stories that made her a Brazilian legend: from teenagers coming into awareness of their sexual...
Community Reviews Summary of 353 reviews
Moods
challenging 68%
emotional 58%
dark 46%
mysterious 41%
funny 24%
adventurous 17%
sad 17%
hopeful 9%
inspiring 9%
lighthearted 7%
relaxing 7%
tense 4%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 48% | Character: 33% | N/A: 11% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 11% | N/A: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 57% | Yes: 23% | N/A: 15% | No: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 20% | No: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 32% | N/A: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Animal death, Death, Racism
668 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141197388
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 26 May 2011
Description
The publication of Clarice Lispector's Collected Stories, eighty-five in all, is a major literary event. Now, for the first time in English, are all the stories that made her a Brazilian legend: from teenagers coming into awareness of their sexual...
Community Reviews Summary of 353 reviews
Moods
challenging 68%
emotional 58%
dark 46%
mysterious 41%
funny 24%
adventurous 17%
sad 17%
hopeful 9%
inspiring 9%
lighthearted 7%
relaxing 7%
tense 4%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 48% | Character: 33% | N/A: 11% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 11% | N/A: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 57% | Yes: 23% | N/A: 15% | No: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 20% | No: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 32% | N/A: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Animal death, Death, Racism