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The Lives of Things by José Saramago

cew20's review

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

caitlyn216's review against another edition

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challenging mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

birdbean's review

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4.0

Ionesco meets Kafka meets Monty Python.
Read Embargo and Centaur.

mollymisek's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

4.5

I don’t really know what it all meant but I liked it

toroyaguila's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.75

3.75 
memorable, por el contexto del dictador Salazar, La silla y, por la belleza (estilística y en imágenes, además del conocimiento en mitología) El centauro.
Una calificación que más desde mi gusto.

yourdearjohn's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

love_thy_libra's review against another edition

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slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No

2.25

“Things” was my most favorite of the stories and I actively really did like it . But, it’s safe to say I prefer his later works; this collection didn’t do much of anything for me.

fujo_cat's review against another edition

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Acabei o primeiro conto, mas achei tão aborrecido que não consegui continuar...

pearloz's review against another edition

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4.0

All-in-all, pretty great stories (barring the first and third), and even though the anti-totalitarianism was a little heavy-handed in parts, I am very fond of this book, in particular the stories "Things" and "Embargo."

joaosilva's review against another edition

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medium-paced

2.5