The Besieged City by Clarice Lispector

The Besieged City

Clarice Lispector

224 pages first pub 1949 (editions)

fiction literary challenging mysterious slow-paced
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The Besieged City is ideal for readers drawn to introspective, modernist explorations of identity and societal transformation through the lens of a flawed protagonist navigating the tension between raw authenticity and superficial ambition.

Description

Lucrécia Neves is vain, unreflective, insolently superficial, almost mute. She may have no inner life at all. As she morphs from small-town girl to worldly wife of a rich man, and her small home town surrenders to the forces of progress, Lucrécia ...

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Community Reviews

3.59
based on 160 reviews

Moods

reflective: 85%

challenging: 76%

mysterious: 71%

emotional: 19%

tense: 14%

adventurous: 9%

inspiring: 9%

sad: 9%

funny: 4%

hopeful: 4%

lighthearted: 4%

relaxing: 4%


Pace

14% of readers chose fast
14% of readers chose medium
71% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

5% of readers chose Plot
94% of readers chose Character
Plot
Character

Strong character development?

29% of readers chose Yes
41% of readers chose Complicated
29% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

5% of readers chose Yes
47% of readers chose Complicated
41% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

6% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
68% of readers chose No
12% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

64% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
5% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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