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255 reviews for:

Manon Lescaut

Abbé Prévost

3.13 AVERAGE


An interesting love story open to many interpretations. The ending is disappointing in the sense that it just ends without much closure.. The diction gets repetitive. But overall not bad

Interesting account of a whimsical young girl, fully aware of her beauty and her power over men, leading her lover to doom.
emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

c'est redondant même si le livre cherche à démontrer  qu'on peut tout faire par amour je suis sûre que c'est-à-dire exagérer, la répétition des mêmes erreurs stupides font lever les yeux au ciel les personnages sont soit bêtes soit perfides sont juste chiant le livre est une énorme brique : l'auteur ne revient même pas a la ligne pour les dialogues ça pique les yeux
adventurous emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The story is told beautifully. The prose just flows. The Chevalier is annoying and self righteous since the story is told from his point of view. Manon is just Manon, and don’t know what more to say. Obsessive love is the main theme. Shows the complexity of human relationships. We can not possess a person wholly even if we love them to bits. It’s still relevant to date. I think I would reread.
emotional sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
adventurous challenging fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I really wanted to like this book but unfortunately the writting style was so hard for me to read that i felt quite bored and confused most of the time
adventurous challenging emotional medium-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
challenging slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
medium-paced