Dom Casmurro
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Dom Casmurro

by Machado de Assis

1899•Drama•269 pages

Taste attributes: dramaromanceslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipself destruction/implosionsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeA contained, unhurried novel: grounded and serious. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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4.4 / 5

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About This Book

Dom Casmurro, publicado pela primeira vez em 1899, é um dos romances realistas mais importantes de Machado de Assis, considerado por alguns sua obra-prima. O livro narra a história de Bento Gonçalves desde sua juventude, abordando temas como religião, adultério e ambiguidade moral.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaRomanceComplex relationshipSelf destruction/implosionSolving the riddle/not as it seems

Subjects

ReligiousReminiscing in old ageAdulteryAuthorshipCatholicsCatholic ChurchLatin American literatureBrazilian literature

Details

Author
Machado de Assis
Published
1899
Pages
269
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