Near to the Wild Heart by Clarice Lispector

Near to the Wild Heart

Clarice Lispector with Alison Entrekin (Translator), Alison Entrekin (Translator)

194 pages • first pub 1943 (editions)

fiction classics literary emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

Near to the Wild Heart, published in Rio de Janeiro in 1943, introduced Brazil to what one writer called "Hurricane Clarice" a twenty-three-year-old girl who wrote her first book in a tiny rented room and then baptized it with a title taken from J...

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Community Reviews Summary of 710 reviews

Moods

reflective 88%
challenging 64%
emotional 57%
dark 40%
mysterious 25%
sad 22%
tense 12%
inspiring 9%
adventurous 5%
hopeful 4%

Pace

slow 74%
medium 21%
fast 3%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 93% | A mix: 6%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 38% | No: 17% | N/A: 3%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 55% | No: 27% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 4%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 71% | Yes: 13% | N/A: 12% | It's complicated: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 4% | No: 1%

Average rating

3.99

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