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emmaperrella's review against another edition
challenging
funny
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
kmpmariposa's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
relaxing
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
cubierocks's review against another edition
4.0
MAN SECRETLY NEGS ON WOMAN MINDING HER OWN BUSINESS ONLY TO FALL IN LOVE WITH HER AND SHE IS STILL MINDING HER OWN BUSINESS.
bellashelf's review against another edition
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
rhrousu's review against another edition
4.0
Weird and short. This shouldn’t work, but it does. Recommended for adults who enjoy unusually crafted literature.
eatshitndie's review against another edition
5.0
This is one of the most meta stories I have ever read. It is extremely short coming in at around 90ish pages ( I have the centennial edition). The story narrates a narrator who is detailing the life of a tragic woman named Macabea. The narrator yearns to learn what makes Macabea so free. She is ugly, illiterate, gullible, clingy, and utterly unlovable, but somehow happy. The book does a great job of testing our empathy and trust, and really challenges us to see which perspective we trust and believe. The book is very quick but is written with somewhat difficult syntax and punctuation. This could be up to the fact that it was translated from Portuguese, but it doesn’t affect the overall experience at all. I absolutely loved this book, it’s hilarious, it’s devastating, and it’s lush. My favorite section is towards the end with the brothel fortune teller she’s fucking hilarious and great.
justine_ward_'s review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
hannahvt's review against another edition
2.0
i must've missed something because why is everyone talking so highly of this
ocyrhoe's review against another edition
funny
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
alyssakueppers's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5