La-bas by Joris-Karl Huysmans, Fiction, Classics, Literary, Action & Adventure by Joris-Karl Huysmans

La-bas by Joris-Karl Huysmans, Fiction, Classics, Literary, Action & Adventure

Durtal #1

Joris-Karl Huysmans with Keene Wallace (Translator)

240 pages first pub 1891 (editions)

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Published in 1891, La-bas is Huysmans' best-selling novel; its success was due, in part, to its sensational contents (descriptions of Satanism in late 1880 France.) It is in this novel that Huysmans' character, Durtal, is introduced for the first ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 195 reviews

Moods

dark 93%
mysterious 62%
challenging 37%
reflective 31%
informative 25%
tense 18%
funny 12%
adventurous 6%
emotional 6%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 37%
fast 12%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 38% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 30%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 27% | No: 27% | Yes: 27% | N/A: 18%

Loveable characters?

No: 63% | It's complicated: 36%

Diverse cast of characters?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 41% | N/A: 8%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 41% | Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 8%

Average rating

3.8

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