47 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141396804
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 07 January 2016
Description
A pair of lovers – a young female journalist and an older man who owns an isolated farm in the Brazilian outback – spend the night together. The next day they proceed to destroy each other. Amid vitriolic insults, cruelty and warring egos, their s...
Community Reviews Summary of 200 reviews
Moods
challenging 50%
dark 33%
emotional 33%
reflective 33%
sad 8%
Pace
slow 30%
fast 30%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
No: 50% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 12%Loveable characters?
No: 87% | It's complicated: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 71% | N/A: 28%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual content, Toxic relationshipModerate
Violence
47 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141396804
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 07 January 2016
Description
A pair of lovers – a young female journalist and an older man who owns an isolated farm in the Brazilian outback – spend the night together. The next day they proceed to destroy each other. Amid vitriolic insults, cruelty and warring egos, their s...
Community Reviews Summary of 200 reviews
Moods
challenging 50%
dark 33%
emotional 33%
reflective 33%
sad 8%
Pace
slow 30%
fast 30%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
No: 50% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 12%Loveable characters?
No: 87% | It's complicated: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 71% | N/A: 28%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual content, Toxic relationshipModerate
Violence