605 reviews for:

Onze avonden

Alan Hollinghurst

3.95 AVERAGE

crochet8books's review against another edition

5.0

slow-paced

ruthperks's review against another edition

3.25

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

dudedoubles's review against another edition

3.5

emotional funny reflective relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

read097559's review against another edition

2.0

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boring. 

kejan's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Well written novel that excels in portraying emotion. It feels like a very realistic approach to a memoir, not necessarily in order or logical, but together the whole book brings about the story of a life. Beautiful ending as well. 

roses_are_rosa's review against another edition

3.5

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I did love the writing style and genereally enjoyed this story. However it was wayyyy to long for me, considering there is hardly any plot.

claire_fuller_writer's review against another edition

4.0

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I've read all Hollinghurst's novels and I was delighted to receive a proof of this from the publisher. He is such an exceptional writer of character and place and time. I can sink into his novels and just know I'm in safe hands. Our Evenings definitely fits neatly alongside Hollinghurst's other novels: it's about a gay young man navigating his way through private education and life, but in this case the main character, David is mixed race and he is at his expensive school due to his benefactors, the Hadlows. We are reading David's memoir of boarding school, experimental theatre, love affairs, acting career, and his close relationship with his lesbian mother (I love how she is written), and there is a twist at the end that I didn't see coming. Not my favourite, but I loved it.

my_a's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 18%

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Just too slow for me even after 100% pages

erinw04's review against another edition

3.25

slow-paced

zirwin22's review against another edition

4.0

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes