288 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
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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 114 reviews
Moods
mysterious 80%
reflective 60%
dark 50%
informative 30%
challenging 20%
Pace
slow 27%
fast 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 33% | Plot: 33% | Character: 22% | N/A: 11%Strong character development?
No: 55% | It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 11%Loveable characters?
No: 55% | It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 33% | N/A: 11% | No: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 66% | Yes: 22% | It's complicated: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Suicide
288 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
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 114 reviews
Moods
mysterious 80%
reflective 60%
dark 50%
informative 30%
challenging 20%
Pace
slow 27%
fast 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 33% | Plot: 33% | Character: 22% | N/A: 11%Strong character development?
No: 55% | It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 11%Loveable characters?
No: 55% | It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 33% | N/A: 11% | No: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 66% | Yes: 22% | It's complicated: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Suicide