Family Ties by Clarice Lispector

160 pages first pub 1960 (editions)

fiction classics short stories challenging reflective slow-paced

Description

You wonder after meeting such a person whether she was real or imagined and then decide it doesn't really matter." Belles Lettres The silent rage that seizes a matriarch whose family is feting her eighty-ninth year. The tangle of emotions felt b...

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Moods

reflective 75%
challenging 58%
emotional 58%
sad 33%
funny 16%
lighthearted 16%
dark 8%
inspiring 8%
relaxing 8%

Pace

slow 50%
fast 33%
medium 16%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 88% | N/A: 11%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 44% | No: 44% | Yes: 11%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 77% | No: 11% | Yes: 11%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 55% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 11%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 11%

Average rating

3.86

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