Pereira Maintains by Antonio Tabucchi

Pereira Maintains

Antonio Tabucchi with Patrick Creagh (Translator)

144 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

fiction historical challenging reflective slow-paced
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Set in the sweltering summer of 1938 in Portugal, a country under the Fascist shadow of Spain, PEREIRA MAINTAINS tells a tale of reluctant heroism. Dr. Peirera, an editor at a second-rate Lisbon newspaper, wants nothing to do with European politic...

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4.13
based on 2,194 reviews

Moods

reflective: 79%

inspiring: 40%

emotional: 37%

sad: 34%

informative: 29%

tense: 28%

challenging: 22%

hopeful: 17%

dark: 13%

mysterious: 12%

adventurous: 10%

funny: 7%

lighthearted: 5%

relaxing: 4%

Pace

31% of readers chose fast
42% of readers chose medium
26% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

3% of readers chose Plot
30% of readers chose A mix
65% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

85% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
5% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

69% of readers chose Yes
24% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

21% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
61% of readers chose No
8% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

66% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
15% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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