1.71k reviews for:

The Lover

Marguerite Duras

3.59 AVERAGE

braxton57's review against another edition

2.5

emotional reflective sad 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

ch4lle's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

zooomer99's review against another edition

4.0

emotional inspiring reflective

Plot or Character Driven: Character

nathaliaborghi's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

maiking's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

serenarose's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

artemisadam's review against another edition

3.0

reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Found this to be a bit of a slog despite its interesting approach to form (with these standalone paragraphs). Struggled to get into this story - it fell quite flat with little plot to keep it going.

leopoldo_orozco's review against another edition

5.0

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Increíble cómo una novela tan breve pueda transmitir tanto. Cada página está repleta de emoción cruda. No es solamente literatura erótica, es también una exploración del sufrimiento, de lo extranjero, del racismo, del amor y del poder, de la familia. La prosa de Duras es perfectamente sintética, sientes que no se deja nada en el tintero. Esta debe ser una de las novelas breves que más me deja impresionado.

reeseroseanne's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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reads like a haunting narrative of a dream, beautiful

nandanz's review against another edition

3.0

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"Essa omissão das mulheres em relação a si mesmas, praticada por elas mesmas, sempre me pareceu um erro."

A prosa é impecável, o estilo narrativo é criativo, não linear, oscilante... mas, sei lá. Não me pegou do jeito que eu esperava!?