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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
Afterward and bits of the last few pages made me kind of love the author. This book was written in the 1950s, and the narrator sounded like a grandmother even when she was talking about sleeping around and doing drugs. The first three-quarters of this follow the narrator, a young American in Paris, as she goes on vacation, has drama with ex-boyfriends, tries to get a job in the movies, and loses her passport. In the last quarter, she finds out the perfectly-imperfect romantic hero she has been following around is running a prostitution ring, stole her passport, and is trying to get her arrested by the FBI. There is a very quick character arc where the narrator loses her faith in humanity and becomes cynical, then regains both her faith and her own brand of optimism. Sometimes I liked the narrator, sometimes she was annoying.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Funniest book I have ever read. Also the last book I read in 2014.
I read this really quickly--it's just fun. It's strange, on the one hand it's pleasantly shocking to see that people were that wild in the early 50s, on the other hand it's nostalgic, because no one talks like any of these characters anymore, if they ever did (I'm guessing they did).
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Trafficking
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes