3.64 AVERAGE

dark emotional reflective fast-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

This had a handful of beautiful, stand out sentences….but there are much better existential “loafing around Europe in the summer” novels out there. 
challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark 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
adventurous dark medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This was written 50 years ago and it shows. Loved the writing style, pacing and setting that was developed in this book. I was totally engrossed in it, and a few strangers that saw me reading it said as much.
What lost me was that I didn’t find any characters likable and the writing of the female characters felt sexist - all whiny romantic types that are disposable and fall for terrible men. 

he really was at the end of his tether, huh?

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
emotional inspiring reflective tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Brancal
Je pense que tout conduit à la mer. La mer qui accueille tous les êtres qui n’ont jamais réussi à naître et ceux qui sont morts pour toujours.
sad slow-paced

oh this might get 4 stars in the future. kind of sad and depressing but not in a bad way? I loved the writing style and characters and the entire atmosphere.