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192 pages • first pub 1951 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140184952
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 05 November 1991
Description
Maurice Bendrix, a writer in Clapham during the Blitz, develops an acquaintance with Sarah Miles, the bored, beautiful wife of a dull civil servant named Henry. Maurice claims it’s to divine a character for his novel-in-progress. That’s the first ...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,551 reviews
Moods
emotional 73%
sad 56%
dark 30%
challenging 25%
mysterious 16%
tense 12%
hopeful 4%
funny 2%
inspiring 2%
Pace
medium 41%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 79% | A mix: 17% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 16%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 43% | No: 39% | Yes: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 88% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 4% | Yes: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity, Grief, MisogynyModerate
Death, War, AbleismMinor
Stalking, Abandonment, Alcohol
192 pages • first pub 1951 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140184952
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 05 November 1991
Description
Maurice Bendrix, a writer in Clapham during the Blitz, develops an acquaintance with Sarah Miles, the bored, beautiful wife of a dull civil servant named Henry. Maurice claims it’s to divine a character for his novel-in-progress. That’s the first ...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,551 reviews
Moods
emotional 73%
sad 56%
dark 30%
challenging 25%
mysterious 16%
tense 12%
hopeful 4%
funny 2%
inspiring 2%
Pace
medium 41%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 79% | A mix: 17% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 16%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 43% | No: 39% | Yes: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 88% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 4% | Yes: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity, Grief, MisogynyModerate
Death, War, AbleismMinor
Stalking, Abandonment, Alcohol