alice_cardoso's reviews
240 reviews

Filhos da Chuva by Álvaro Curia

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Refugiados by Viet Thanh Nguyen

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Cartas de um teólogo a um jovem de hoje by Alexandre Freire Duarte

hopeful informative reflective relaxing fast-paced

3.75

Se te portares bem, vamos ao McDonald's by Mário Coelho

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Die Wahrheiten meiner Mutter by Vigdis Hjorth

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

The book is very dense and psychologically very strong. It talks about a very difficult relationship between a woman and her mother. I found it very dense and a bit unsettling sometimes.

A Papoila e o Monge by José Tolentino Mendonça

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing fast-paced

5.0

A mandíbula de Caim by Torquemada, Edward Powys Mathers
Did not finish book.

I don't have time to find the solution. 

O Evangelho De Judas by Marvin W. Meyer, Rodolphe Kasser, Gregor Wurst

challenging informative fast-paced

4.0

Os da Minha Rua by Ondjaki

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0