224 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099470335
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: Not specified
Description
This powerful, award-winning Brazilian novel is reminiscent of Naipaul, Faulkner and Conrad in its exploration of human behaviour on the edges of civilization.In August 1939, a twenty-seven-year old American ethnologist, brilliant and from a solid...
Community Reviews Summary of 130 reviews
Moods
mysterious 75%
reflective 50%
dark 41%
informative 33%
challenging 16%
tense 8%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 45% | A mix: 27% | Character: 18% | N/A: 9%Strong character development?
No: 63% | It's complicated: 27% | N/A: 9%Loveable characters?
No: 54% | It's complicated: 27% | N/A: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 36% | N/A: 9% | No: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 63% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Suicide
224 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099470335
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: Not specified
Description
This powerful, award-winning Brazilian novel is reminiscent of Naipaul, Faulkner and Conrad in its exploration of human behaviour on the edges of civilization.In August 1939, a twenty-seven-year old American ethnologist, brilliant and from a solid...
Community Reviews Summary of 130 reviews
Moods
mysterious 75%
reflective 50%
dark 41%
informative 33%
challenging 16%
tense 8%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 45% | A mix: 27% | Character: 18% | N/A: 9%Strong character development?
No: 63% | It's complicated: 27% | N/A: 9%Loveable characters?
No: 54% | It's complicated: 27% | N/A: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 36% | N/A: 9% | No: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 63% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Suicide