Scan barcode
236 pages • first pub 1881 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374521929
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: Not specified
Description
“I am a deceased writer not in the sense of one who has written and is now deceased, but in the sense of one who had died and is now writing.” So begins the posthumous memoir of Braz Cubas, a wealthy nineteenth-century Brazilian. Though the grave ...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,338 reviews
Moods
funny 78%
lighthearted 26%
challenging 17%
dark 15%
adventurous 13%
emotional 12%
sad 8%
relaxing 7%
mysterious 6%
informative 4%
inspiring 4%
hopeful 2%
tense 1%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 84% | A mix: 12% | Plot: 2% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 32% | Yes: 26% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 36% | No: 35% | Yes: 27%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 57% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 4% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity, Death, ClassismModerate
Slavery, Racism, AbleismMinor
Death of parent, Dementia, Miscarriage
236 pages • first pub 1881 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374521929
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: Not specified
Description
“I am a deceased writer not in the sense of one who has written and is now deceased, but in the sense of one who had died and is now writing.” So begins the posthumous memoir of Braz Cubas, a wealthy nineteenth-century Brazilian. Though the grave ...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,338 reviews
Moods
funny 78%
lighthearted 26%
challenging 17%
dark 15%
adventurous 13%
emotional 12%
sad 8%
relaxing 7%
mysterious 6%
informative 4%
inspiring 4%
hopeful 2%
tense 1%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 84% | A mix: 12% | Plot: 2% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 32% | Yes: 26% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 36% | No: 35% | Yes: 27%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 57% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 4% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity, Death, ClassismModerate
Slavery, Racism, AbleismMinor
Death of parent, Dementia, Miscarriage