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Dom Casmurro

Machado de Assis

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Sep 18, 2016 Laura rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: proofreading, realism, e-books, free-literature, read-2017, fiction-19th-century, gutenberg, 1001-books-you-must-read-before-you, brazilian-literature, mtbr-challenge-2017

Free download available at Project Gutenberg

I made the proofing of this book for Free Literature and it will be published by Project Gutenberg.

Original files are provided by Biblioteca Nacional ...more

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Mar 21, 2019 Karen rated it really liked it

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Dom Casmurro is looking back on his life, trying to tie the beginning and ending together, so he starts writing his memoirs. He states that he has a terrible memory, yet he persists. The memoirs start at age 15 when he begins to realize that he has fallen in love with the next-door-neighbor girl, Capitu. At age 15, Dom Casmurro's name is Bento Santiago. A family retainer Jose Dias, very influential with Bento's mother Gloria, puts seemingly innocent ideas into Bento's head, that have lasting con ...more

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Mar 13, 2008 Laura rated it really liked it

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Bentinho e Capitu são criados juntos e se apaixonam na adolescência. Mas a mãe dele, por força de uma promessa, decide enviá-lo ao seminário para que se torne padre. Lá o garoto conhece Escobar, de quem fica amigo íntimo.

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May 27, 2025 Fernanda rated it it was amazing

"Não nos censures, piloto de má morte, não se navegam corações como os outros mares deste mundo."

Excellent, always fun, tragic, nostalgic, meta... it's definitely a must-read! ...more

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Aug 18, 2022 John rated it liked it · review of another edition

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Maybe three and a half stars. Very enjoyable and engaging at times, but a little disjointed at others. The overwhelming jealousy of the main character was also somewhat off putting.

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