Os Lança-Chamas by Rachel Kushner

Os Lança-Chamas

Rachel Kushner with Telma Costa (Translator)

357 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction literary dark slow-paced

Description

Políticas radicais, arte de vanguarda e corridas de motos — todos estes elementos ganham vida no fulgurante romance de Rachel Kushner passado em 1970, quando uma jovem mulher se muda para Nova Iorque para se tornar artista, acabando por se envolve...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,230 reviews

Moods

reflective 63%
dark 53%
challenging 46%
adventurous 31%
emotional 31%
funny 21%
mysterious 14%
sad 14%
tense 14%
informative 7%
inspiring 7%
hopeful 2%
lighthearted 2%

Pace

slow 56%
medium 41%
fast 2%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 61% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 5%

Strong character development?

Yes: 42% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 25%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 32% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 64% | Yes: 24% | It's complicated: 10%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 16%

Average rating

3.52

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