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Dom Casmurro is a tender and intimate look at a budding love that flowers and dies before it has had the opportunity to experience the seasons of a lifetime. The roots remain for a while, alive and struggling for life, but the climatic conditions are not enough to sustain it. The once beautiful flower suffers a slow and painful death. One can attempt to replace the plant with a fabric imitation, but without real life, it would be soul-less. Such is the essence of Machado’s lovely portrait of a m
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Fascinating little book that leaves a fascinating big impression. What did I learn? Again, not to presume anything about a book. Just go ahead and open that cover. Then decide.
I loved this 'little' tome. And yes, it IS a tome, even as thin as it is; there's a lot in there. ...more
I loved this 'little' tome. And yes, it IS a tome, even as thin as it is; there's a lot in there. ...more
Enjoyable very modern read with an unreliable narrator describing the romance of his life, but with his judgement and memory clouded by an obsessive jealousy.
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