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The End
The End | Fernanda Torres
10 posts | 6 read | 29 to read
The bracing debut novel from renowned Brazilian film star Fernanda Torres that tells the story of five aging male friends reflecting on their days of hedonism in Rios Copacabana, and the hilariously grim realities of getting old. The End centers on five friends in Rio de Janeiro who, nearing the end of their lives, are left with memoriesof parties, marriages, divorces, fixations, inhibitions, bad decisionsand the physical indignities of aging. Alvaro lives alone and spends his time going from doctor to doctor and bemoaning the evils of his ex-wife. Silvio is a junkie who cant give up the excesses of sex and drugs even in his old age. Ribeiro is an athletic beach bum enjoying a prolonged sex life thanks to Viagra. Neto is the square member of the group, a faithful husband until his last days. And Ciro is the Don Juan envied by allbut the first to die, struck down by cancer. For all of them, successful careers, personal revelations, and Zen serenity are out of the question, blocked by a seemingly insurmountable wall of frustrations. Orbiting around them are a priest questioning his vocation and a cast of complicated women, neglected and embattled by these self-involved men. Edgy and wise, this tragicomic debut delves into taboo subjectsdeath, infidelity, impotence, the difficulties of marriagewith unsentimental honesty, and brings Rio and these characters to life in full color.
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BethM
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Welp 😳join us for the last ever round! Looks like I‘ll be signing up despite not currently having room to do so😂🤦‍♀️

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FlynnDewey
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Well, #TeamWhoYaGonnaCall, I guess that's it for #Scarathlon 2023. :( I really hope you all had fun this year! I got to read a bunch of new and fun stuff, and I'm sure you all got to as well. Thanks so much for all your hard work! You folks are fantastic!

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GinaKButler
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2021 was my best reading year yet! Bring on 2022! 📚

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Abailliekaras
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I thoroughly enjoyed this story of old men in Rio reflecting on their friendships and approaching deaths. It‘s narrated by each in turn (with some events repeated). Alvaro is a misanthrope who hates women (but says he hates men too) - this put me off at first but then I just enjoyed her style & humour. Slightly repetitive but the men feel real, if larger than life, & thought-provoking re age & mortality. Also, gorgeous cover & small book. Love!

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Abailliekaras
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Books I have finished recently that I need to review! I was going to do this tonight but I have to go to bed. Stay tuned ... 😴📚

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Lupita.Reads
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Let the cover of this book talk you into picking it up. You will certainly not be disappointed. A story of a group of friends that starts with their deaths and works through the group. Extremely interesting look into friendships, relationships and life in general. Another great one set in Brazil!

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Matilda
The End | Fernanda Torres
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#riotgrams june 29: favorite hobby

Cinfhen That cover is phenomenal 7y
shawnmooney Jeepers, this sounds good! Stacked! 7y
Matilda @Cinfhen right?! I love it so much. And it reminded me of photos I'd seen of my parents when they were kids. Plus, there's a few pics of me getting chucked as a little kid at the beach that I love. 7y
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Liberty
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I picked this for my 100th book of 2017 because @RestlessBooks kicks ass and when @Narthan tells me to read something, I listen. 💯 📚🖤

HardcoverHearts What a great cover. 8y
julesG What? 100th book? It's only March! I'm amazed! 8y
Bookishlie Suddenly I feel so inadequate with my little 8 Lol...... 8y
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CocoReads And I thought I was doing good with my 50 or so! 8y
Notafraidofwords I thought I was rocking it out. 8y
jessdean Awesome!!! 8y
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Matilda
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#bookmail ! (Love that cover)

HollyB3 What an awesome cover!! 8y
rachellayown Love that cover! 8y
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