Dom Casmurro by Machado de Assis, Elizabeth Hardwick

Dom Casmurro

Machado de Assis, Elizabeth Hardwick with Helen Caldwell (Translator)

262 pages • first pub 1899 (editions)

fiction classics romance challenging reflective slow-paced

Description

Has Capitú, his love since childhood, really been unfaithful to him? Or is the evidence of her betrayal merely the product of a paranoid mind? First published in 1900, Dom Casmurro, widely considered Machado de Assis’s greatest novel and a classic...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,253 reviews

Moods

reflective 79%
emotional 42%
funny 28%
challenging 27%
mysterious 26%
dark 19%
sad 18%
tense 13%
lighthearted 10%
adventurous 8%
relaxing 5%

Pace

medium 53%
slow 33%
fast 13%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 73% | A mix: 19% | Plot: 7%

Strong character development?

Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 20% | N/A: 3%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 47% | No: 33% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 60% | N/A: 14% | Yes: 14% | It's complicated: 10%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 2%

Average rating

4.19

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