Suite Française by Irène Némirovsky

Suite Française

Irène Némirovsky

395 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction classics historical sad slow-paced
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Published more than sixty years following the author's death at Auschwitz, a remarkable story of life under the Nazi occupation includes two parts--"A Storm in June, " set amid the chaotic 1940 exodus from Paris on the eve of the Nazi invasion, an...

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Moods

sad 70%
emotional 68%
reflective 57%
dark 34%
tense 30%
challenging 25%
informative 24%
adventurous 11%
hopeful 11%
inspiring 7%
funny 4%
mysterious 2%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

slow 48%
medium 48%
fast 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 45% | Character: 36% | Plot: 17%

Strong character development?

Yes: 39% | No: 31% | It's complicated: 26% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 31% | No: 16%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 41% | No: 40% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 46% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 2%

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3.86

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