The Return by Dulce Maria Cardoso

The Return

Dulce Maria Cardoso with Ángel Gurría-Quintana (Translator)

272 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction historical reflective sad slow-paced
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Everyone has gone away... We too should no longer be here. Luanda, 1975. The Angolan War of Independence has been raging for at least a decade, but with the collapse of the Salazar dictatorship, defeat for the Portuguese is now in sight. Thousand...

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Community Reviews

4.23
based on 504 reviews

Moods

emotional: 75%

reflective: 70%

sad: 69%

informative: 43%

tense: 29%

dark: 20%

challenging: 19%

adventurous: 16%

hopeful: 14%

inspiring: 9%

funny: 4%

lighthearted: 1%

mysterious: 1%

Pace

18% of readers chose fast
56% of readers chose medium
25% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

3% of readers chose Plot
44% of readers chose A mix
51% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

58% of readers chose Yes
26% of readers chose Complicated
15% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

35% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
31% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

43% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
23% of readers chose No
7% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

32% of readers chose Yes
24% of readers chose Complicated
36% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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