All Fires the Fire by Julio Cortázar

All Fires the Fire

Julio Cortázar with Suzanne Jill Levine

160 pages • first pub 1966 (view editions)

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A traffic jam outside Paris lasts for weeks. Che Guevara and Fidel Castro meet on a mountaintop during the Cuban Revolution. A flight attendant becomes obsessed with a small Greek island, resulting in a surreal encounter with death. In All Fires t...

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Community Reviews

4.12
based on 705 reviews

Moods

reflective: 69%

challenging: 64%

mysterious: 38%

emotional: 30%

dark: 23%

inspiring: 23%

adventurous: 21%

tense: 19%

sad: 14%

relaxing: 11%

funny: 9%

hopeful: 2%

lighthearted: 2%

Pace

14% of readers chose fast
72% of readers chose medium
14% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

10% of readers chose Plot
58% of readers chose A mix
24% of readers chose Character
6% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

8% of readers chose Yes
48% of readers chose Complicated
16% of readers chose No
28% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

33% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
22% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

69% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
8% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

33% 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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