Final Exam by Julio Cortázar

Final Exam

Julio Cortázar with Alfred J. Mac Adam (Translator)

237 pages first pub 1952 (editions)

fiction reflective slow-paced
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Written in 1950 (just before the fall of Perón's government), Final Exam is Julio Cortázar's bitter and melancholy allegorical farewell to an Argentina from which he would soon be permanently self-exiled.In a surreal Buenos Aires, a strange fog ha...

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Community Reviews

3.65
based on 57 reviews

Moods

reflective: 66%

tense: 66%

challenging: 33%

dark: 33%

emotional: 33%

mysterious: 33%

sad: 33%


Pace

33% of readers chose medium
66% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

100% of readers chose Character
Character

Strong character development?

50% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

Diverse cast of characters?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus?

100% of readers chose Complicated
Complicated

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