Cuentos de Amor de Locura y de Muerte by Horacio Quiroga

Cuentos de Amor de Locura y de Muerte

Horacio Quiroga

188 pages • first pub 1917 (editions)

fiction classics short stories dark slow-paced
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This collection of stories includes tales about illness, despair, exile, and human brutality. The author himself compiled the selection. Held to be among the greatest writers of short-fiction, Horacio Quiroga has been compared to Kipling and Poe.

Community Reviews

3.79
based on 927 reviews

Moods

dark: 82%

mysterious: 48%

tense: 44%

emotional: 33%

sad: 28%

reflective: 22%

adventurous: 15%

funny: 13%

challenging: 8%

lighthearted: 6%

relaxing: 6%

inspiring: 4%

hopeful: 2%

Pace

31% of readers chose fast
52% of readers chose medium
15% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

33% of readers chose Plot
46% of readers chose A mix
3% of readers chose Character
16% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

12% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
25% of readers chose No
35% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

9% of readers chose Yes
41% of readers chose Complicated
29% of readers chose No
19% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

62% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose Complicated
18% of readers chose No
15% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

32% of readers chose Yes
29% of readers chose Complicated
12% of readers chose No
25% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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