1.71k reviews for:

The Lover

Marguerite Duras

3.59 AVERAGE

emira687's review against another edition

3.0

mysterious sad fast-paced

paperpagstan's review against another edition

5.0

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"I've never written, though I thought I wrote, never loved, though I thought I loved, never done anything but wait outside the closed door."

maybearthemys's review against another edition

4.5

emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

hrsimmons29's review against another edition

2.0

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ok girl !!!

laments's review against another edition

4.0

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haunting with a prose i wish i could recreate

svetilnik_boris's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

fizzah's review against another edition

5.0

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Beautifully delicate writing and fascinating power dynamic—The novella is far from apolitical about its colonial context.

"She's become just something you write without difficulty, cursive writing."

luke_christopher_west's review against another edition

3.5

reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Rhythmic.

dorian_winter's review against another edition

3.0

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3.5 stars

jolandahuisman's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective sad slow-paced