Reviews

Dom Casmurro by Geovani Martins, Maria Ribeiro, Machado de Assis, Rogério Fernandes dos Santos, Camilla Dias

amnunes's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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? Yes

5.0

tamy4815's review against another edition

5.0

bentinho, me poupe, se poupe, nos poupe

barnleke's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

lakmus's review against another edition

4.0

1. When I was told de Assis is peak Brazilian classics, studied in high school, 19th Century, etc. – I did not expect this writing style. At all. Combined with the story, it's somehow like a very chill and succinct Dostoyevsky (??? idk, it reminded me of "The Idiot" for some reason, although kind of inverted).
2. Culture shock moments – here you sit, reading about teenagers doing teenage things, and then it's like "oh and there were some slaves passing by" (not a literal quote). But then I remembered how classic Russian literature casually mentions serf men and women and no one (who I know) bats an eye and carries on discussing the meaning of the blue curtains and whatnot, and things just... looked different.
3. If you are looking for other painfully unaware characters: "When we were orphans", Ishiguro.
4. No but really, the main character is oblivious, sure an unreliable narrator if there ever was one – I am sure I did not pick up on everything, it'd be interesting to read other people's analyses. There are about a dozen characters at most, and somehow I can probably tell you more about the inner world of the boy with the leprosy (brief side character) than about Bentihno's mother, or cousin, or especially Capitu. After 250 pages I honestly have no clue what her mind was on all of this, which I guess is the point.

bibibee111's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

traiu ou não traiu?

NÃO traiu.

doesitcomeinabook's review against another edition

2.0

 Tenho pena de não ter apreciado este livro como muita gente o fez. É um livro normal, com uma boa escrita. Mas, para um livro que segue uma pessoa ao longo da sua vida toda, pouco se passa.
Pouco mais de uma semana se passou e já quase não me lembro de nada. 

luisapinto's review against another edition

4.0

um livro mágico, com uma prosa brilhantemente escrita e personagens super interessantes. a forma como o bentinho se dirige ao leitor é extraordinária e fez-me sentir dentro da casa de dona glória e restantes ambientes. lindo

doesitcomeinabook's review against another edition

2.0

Tenho pena de não ter apreciado este livro como muita gente o fez. É um livro normal, com uma boa escrita. Mas, para um livro que segue uma pessoa ao longo da sua vida toda, pouco se passa.
Pouco mais de uma semana se passou e já quase não me lembro de nada.

blackstar666's review against another edition

slow-paced

ninxxs's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0