Camellia Street by Mercè Rodoreda

Camellia Street

Mercè Rodoreda with David H. Rosenthal (Translator)

186 pages first pub 1966 (editions)

fiction classics challenging informative reflective slow-paced

Description

Camellia Street is one of the major novels of Merce Rodoreda, a brilliant Catalan writer whose works are widely read and admired throughout the world. This is the story of Cecelia and of the war-torn, disoriented Barcelona of the 1940s and 1950s. ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 48 reviews

Moods

reflective 100%
dark 66%
emotional 66%
sad 66%
hopeful 33%
tense 33%

Pace

slow 33%
medium 33%
fast 33%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

Yes: 100%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Diverse cast of characters?

It's complicated: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.9

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