Near to the Wild Heart by Clarice Lispector

Near to the Wild Heart

Clarice Lispector with Giovanni Pontiero

fiction classics literary emotional reflective slow-paced

192 pages | first published 1943

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Near to the Wild Heart is Clarice Lispector's first novel, written from March to November 1942 and published around her twenty-third birthday. The novel, written in a stream-of-consciousness style reminiscent of the English-language Modernists, ce...
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Summary of 578 reviews

Moods

reflective 86%
challenging 65%
emotional 51%
dark 35%
mysterious 22%
sad 22%
tense 12%
inspiring 7%
adventurous 3%
hopeful 3%
informative 1%

Pace

slow 82%
medium 15%
fast 2%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 95% | A mix: 4%

Strong character development?

Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 21% | N/A: 3%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 31% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 70% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 9% | It's complicated: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 3%

Average rating

3.98

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