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aerolich's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Rape, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury
anna220310's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Medical content
aritammarques's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
As always I love Saramago's characteristic writing style were the dialogue seems to lull you with it's rhythm and where a focused and intuitive reader needs not many explanations to know who's talking or how the action is unfolding.
Maybe it's because I share the writer's nationality but he's novels era always imprinted with such a familiarity that sceneries don't need very much describing for me to be able to picture them in my mind. And the way he uses common sense phrases either in the dialogue or in the descriptions always makes me chuckle.
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
btrz7's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Homophobia
dan2's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
joaniinha14's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, and Murder