cleyton_1999's reviews
49 reviews

Dom Casmurro by Machado de Assis

lighthearted reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

Slow read, didn't expect that ending, he lost everyone he ever loved, and capitu indeed did not cheat on him, somehow he became paranoid after the death of his best friend.

O PRÍNCIPE DE MAQUIAVEL by Niccolò Machiavelli

informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.25

Political manual.

Sun Tzu: The Art of War by Sun Tzu

adventurous challenging dark informative inspiring mysterious reflective slow-paced

3.75

A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy by Miyamoto Musashi

adventurous challenging dark informative reflective slow-paced

1.5

It's a manual

A Song of Ice and Fire, 5-Book Boxed Set: A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious relaxing sad tense 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? Yes

3.75

The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas by Machado de Assis

adventurous dark funny hopeful relaxing slow-paced

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

3.5

The Shining by Stephen King

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Cosmos by Carl Sagan

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced

5.0

This man opened my mind to astronomy and cosmology 

Última Parada: Auschwitz, Meu diário de sobrevivência by Eddy de Wind

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.25