Dom Casmurro by Machado de Assis

Dom Casmurro

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

288 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 1,260 reviews

Moods

reflective 79%
emotional 41%
funny 29%
challenging 26%
mysterious 25%
dark 19%
sad 19%
tense 12%
lighthearted 11%
adventurous 8%
relaxing 5%

Pace

medium 52%
slow 33%
fast 14%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 74% | A mix: 18% | Plot: 6%

Strong character development?

Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 20% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 46% | No: 32% | Yes: 19% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 60% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 14% | It's complicated: 9%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

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

Average rating

4.19

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