Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Memórias póstumas de Brás Cubas by Machado de Assis

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lapetite's review against another edition

funny reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

A book was Francesca’s undoing; here, the waltz was ours.

This is a strange book. I loved the short chapters, and in general it was fun to read, though near the end it became tedious. The translation is absolutely exquisite, though.

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adverb17's review against another edition

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funny informative reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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i_llumi's review against another edition

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funny reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

brás cubas is the personification of mansplain manipulate manwhore

resumo/summary
brás cubas, burguês safado, chuta pobres, odeia mulheres e não faz nada [bras cubas, lol gamer, hates the poor & women. does nothing and dies]

also suffers from a severe case of Chuunibyou.

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mrkdk's review against another edition

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reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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