Skylight by José Saramago, Margaret Jull Costa

Skylight

José Saramago, Margaret Jull Costa

336 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction reflective slow-paced
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Lisbon, late-1940s. The inhabitants of an old apartment block are struggling to make ends meet. There's the elderly shoemaker and his wife who take in a solitary young lodger; the woman who sells herself for money and jewellery; the cultivated fam...

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Community Reviews

3.81
based on 441 reviews

Moods

reflective: 76%

emotional: 50%

funny: 26%

inspiring: 23%

hopeful: 16%

sad: 16%

lighthearted: 14%

challenging: 11%

relaxing: 11%

dark: 7%

tense: 7%

informative: 4%

mysterious: 4%

adventurous: 2%

Pace

6% of readers chose fast
55% of readers chose medium
37% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

2% of readers chose Plot
14% of readers chose A mix
82% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

51% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
18% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

41% of readers chose Yes
51% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

75% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
13% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

68% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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