Faz algum tempo que eu li este livro... não é um livro que eu considero para ler novamente mas acho que todo leitor interessado em clássicos deveria ler...Esse é um daqueles livros que da para se aprender algo, tirar alguma lição de vida...os personagens são fortes,a descrição é pesada... mas isso ajuda a entender bem e visualizar a cena e as "pessoas" envolvidas...Para quem é mais sensível da para se irritar com algumas injustiças que ocorrem na historia... essa literatura é marcante, tem o poder de fazer o leitor se envolver e vivenciar as emoções dos personagens... Despite starting a little slow (it took me a while to get into the story and get the 'rhythm'), I really enjoyed the book.Besides being a very complete book - there is romance, comedy, drama, blood, sex and a lot more -, one of the most remarkable points is that as the story develops itself, the slum grows, the characters grow, the plots grow in complexity... The book, ultimately, gets a lot better each new page.It's worth highlighting the author's ability to write, flawlessly, the many kinds of people living in that world, as well as his way of managing to tell, in much too few pages, the tales of several characters in a very humorous, easy to follow and thorough way (even though the book is quite short and has many characters, they're not "empty" or bad done). By the way, there are surprises and emotions you don't even see coming!
What do You think about O Cortiço (1901)?
Amazing. Although written in the Late 19th century, it is so ahead of its time.
—Jenfo
