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amandafaria's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
viniciusmacedo's review against another edition
5.0
Simplesmente Jorge Amado
Com uma linguagem muito próxima ao retratado, o autor consegue promover uma inserção do leitor no ambiente dos personagens fenomenal, mostrando o que elas ouvem, como pensam, como agem e, principalmente, como se sentem. Mostra, ainda, as mazelas de uma Bahia desigual, refletida nos Capitães da Areia. Uma obra linda.
Com uma linguagem muito próxima ao retratado, o autor consegue promover uma inserção do leitor no ambiente dos personagens fenomenal, mostrando o que elas ouvem, como pensam, como agem e, principalmente, como se sentem. Mostra, ainda, as mazelas de uma Bahia desigual, refletida nos Capitães da Areia. Uma obra linda.
skaimml118's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
remmslupin's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
lfreitas's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
machineherald69's review against another edition
4.75
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quizlitbooks's review against another edition
4.0
They call themselves ‘Captains of the Sands’, a gang of orphans and runaways who live by their wits and daring in the torrid slums and sleazy back alleys of Bahia. Led by fifteen-year-old ‘Bullet’, the band – including a crafty liar named ‘Legless’, the intellectual ‘Professor’, and the sexually precocious ‘Cat’ – pulls off heists and escapades against the privileged of Brazil.
But when a public outcry demands the capture of the ‘little criminals’, the fate of these children becomes a poignant, intensely moving drama of love and freedom in a shackled land. Captains of the Sands captures the rich culture, vivid emotions, and wild landscape of Bahia with penetrating authenticity and brilliantly displays the genius of Brazil’s most acclaimed author.
Really enjoyed this book, more than I thought I would. Amado doesn’t go in for the straight poor but good angle, but seems to truthfully try and reveal the life of all of Bahia.
He portrays the life of the boys as a series of adventures, which fall on both sides of the law but ultimately which they participate in to survive, while each one dreams of escape, or of a maternal love they have never known.
Blog https://quizlit.org/12-magnifico-latin-american-books
But when a public outcry demands the capture of the ‘little criminals’, the fate of these children becomes a poignant, intensely moving drama of love and freedom in a shackled land. Captains of the Sands captures the rich culture, vivid emotions, and wild landscape of Bahia with penetrating authenticity and brilliantly displays the genius of Brazil’s most acclaimed author.
Really enjoyed this book, more than I thought I would. Amado doesn’t go in for the straight poor but good angle, but seems to truthfully try and reveal the life of all of Bahia.
He portrays the life of the boys as a series of adventures, which fall on both sides of the law but ultimately which they participate in to survive, while each one dreams of escape, or of a maternal love they have never known.
Blog https://quizlit.org/12-magnifico-latin-american-books