All Fires the Fire by Julio Cortázar

All Fires the Fire

Julio Cortázar with Suzanne Jill Levine

154 pages first pub 1966 (editions)

fiction short stories reflective slow-paced
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A traffic jam outside Paris lasts for weeks. Che Guevara and Fidel Castro meet on a mountaintop during the Cuban Revolution. A flight attendant becomes obsessed with a small Greek island, resulting in a surreal encounter with death. In All Fires t...

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Community Reviews

4.11
based on 678 reviews

Moods

challenging: 66%

reflective: 66%

mysterious: 38%

emotional: 28%

dark: 25%

inspiring: 25%

adventurous: 20%

tense: 17%

relaxing: 12%

sad: 12%

funny: 7%

hopeful: 2%

lighthearted: 2%


Pace

15% of readers chose fast
69% of readers chose medium
15% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

10% of readers chose Plot
57% of readers chose A mix
25% of readers chose Character
7% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

8% of readers chose Yes
48% of readers chose Complicated
16% of readers chose No
28% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

34% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
23% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

69% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
8% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

30% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
13% of readers chose No
26% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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