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A review by donteatmercury
Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas by Machado de Assis
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I'll be thinking about this for a long time. The absurdism was refreshing. The number of allusions was a bit overwhelming. Hard to concentrate on. Loved the class commentary.
Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Slavery, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Colonisation, Classism