Água Viva by Clarice Lispector

Água Viva

Clarice Lispector with Stefan Tobler (Translator)

88 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)

fiction literary dark reflective slow-paced

Description

A meditation on the nature of life and time, Agua Viva (1973) shows Lispector discovering a new means of writing about herself, more deeply transforming her individual experience into a universal poetry. In a body of work as emotionally powerful, ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 773 reviews

Moods

reflective 94%
challenging 61%
emotional 36%
mysterious 31%
inspiring 27%
dark 20%
hopeful 9%
relaxing 6%
lighthearted 5%
sad 5%
adventurous 3%
tense 2%
funny 1%

Pace

slow 58%
medium 22%
fast 19%

Plot- or character-driven?

N/A: 52% | Character: 40% | A mix: 4% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

N/A: 47% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 14% | Yes: 5%

Loveable characters?

N/A: 46% | It's complicated: 24% | Yes: 18% | No: 10%

Diverse cast of characters?

N/A: 51% | No: 40% | It's complicated: 6% | Yes: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

N/A: 40% | It's complicated: 26% | Yes: 23% | No: 10%

Average rating

4.29

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