Reflections in a Golden Eye by Carson McCullers

Reflections in a Golden Eye

Carson McCullers

101 pages • first pub 1941 (editions)

fiction classics lgbtqia+ dark reflective tense slow-paced
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'A masterpiece . . . as mature and finished as Henry James's The Turn of the Screw' TimeSet on a Southern army base in the 1930s, Reflections in a Golden Eye tells the story of Captain Penderton, a bisexual whose life is upset by the arrival of Ma...

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Community Reviews Summary of 448 reviews

Moods

dark 77%
mysterious 62%
tense 47%
reflective 35%
emotional 30%
sad 22%
challenging 12%
funny 7%
adventurous 2%
informative 2%
lighthearted 2%
relaxing 2%

Pace

medium 55%
slow 39%
fast 5%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 70% | A mix: 23% | N/A: 6%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 37% | No: 34% | Yes: 27%

Loveable characters?

No: 74% | It's complicated: 22% | Yes: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 51% | Yes: 31% | It's complicated: 17%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 10%

Average rating

3.7

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