Água Viva by Clarice Lispector

Água Viva

Clarice Lispector with Stefan Tobler (Translator)

112 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)

fiction literary dark reflective slow-paced

Description

This novel is considered the greatest work of fiction by the Brazilian writer the New York Times Book Review called “the premier Latin American woman prose writer of this century.” An intense and lyrical work, it chronicles its female protagonist’...

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Moods

reflective 95%
challenging 61%
emotional 35%
inspiring 30%
mysterious 29%
dark 23%
hopeful 10%
sad 8%
relaxing 6%
adventurous 4%
lighthearted 4%
tense 4%
funny 1%
informative 1%

Pace

slow 53%
medium 26%
fast 20%

Plot- or character-driven?

N/A: 55% | Character: 37% | A mix: 5% | Plot: 1%

Strong character development?

N/A: 50% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 15% | Yes: 6%

Loveable characters?

N/A: 48% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 17% | No: 8%

Diverse cast of characters?

N/A: 59% | No: 34% | It's complicated: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

N/A: 40% | Yes: 26% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 11%

Average rating

4.27

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