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catlislibrary 's review for:
The Hour of the Star
by Clarice Lispector
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
For my read-the-world challenge, Lispector’s The Hour of the Star was my selection for Brazilian literature.
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A story within a story? Lispector’s introspective confessional? A pointed sociological commentary? An avant-garde masterpiece? I’m not sure what I just read but I can tell you that it’s full of life. So filled with life that I could barely keep up: Lispector’s writing is simple but it has undoubtedly the highest thought to word ratio of any novel I have ever read. It took time to digest. And if I’m being honest, I’m still digesting it and will be for a long while.
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A story within a story? Lispector’s introspective confessional? A pointed sociological commentary? An avant-garde masterpiece? I’m not sure what I just read but I can tell you that it’s full of life. So filled with life that I could barely keep up: Lispector’s writing is simple but it has undoubtedly the highest thought to word ratio of any novel I have ever read. It took time to digest. And if I’m being honest, I’m still digesting it and will be for a long while.