Reviews

Tocaia Grande - A Face Obscura by Jorge Amado

hadassasilva's review against another edition

dark emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

jackieprr's review against another edition

5.0

Tocaia Grande è stato il primo libro che ho letto di Jorge Amado. Era un brutto gennaio 2002 e sfuggivo alla noia di un esame all'università: ho trovato rifugio in questo villaggio pieno di vita, colori e sapori (come quello alcolico della cachaca...). E' stato un colpo di fulmine.

Rimane per me la descrizione di un sogno, di un posto in cui la vita scorre impetuosa, senza alcuna legge. In cui tutti hanno un loro posto e nessuno è perso. Un sogno o un'utopia.

Dopo questo, da leggere: Capitani della spiaggia.

nanda_olarr's review against another edition

adventurous emotional

4.0

lauraellis's review against another edition

adventurous

3.5

Of all the JA novels I have read, this is my least favorite so far.  Perhaps I was in the wrong mood to read it—all the whores grated on me.  The book starts with a showdown, which I assumed was the title battle, and ends with a second showdown ten to fifteen years later, and the novel is alla bout the people who came and lived in that place—-and everything that happened afterward, which at the beginning we see people celebrating at a centennial type celebration, at the end the author tells us, was as nothing compared to the story told here of the first years.  The end does a wonderful job of tying the book together.

ginpomelo's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0