Child of the Dark: The Diary of Carolina Maria de Jesus by Carolina Maria de Jesus

Child of the Dark: The Diary of Carolina Maria de Jesus

Carolina Maria de Jesus

160 pages first pub 1960 (editions) user-added

nonfiction classics memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Description

“Written between 1955 and 1960, Child of the Dark is the daily journal of an artist, a writer who, as the single mother of three young children, supports her family by picking through garbage for paper and scraps to sell. They live in a cardboard ...

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Moods

emotional 78%
reflective 78%
sad 76%
dark 38%
informative 36%
challenging 34%
inspiring 23%
tense 23%
hopeful 6%
funny 4%
adventurous 2%

Pace

medium 55%
fast 31%
slow 13%

Average rating

4.38

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