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266 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Harvill Secker
Publication date: 13 August 2009
Description
Summertime is an inventive and inspired work of fiction that allows J.M. Coetzee to imagine his own life with a critical and unsparing eye, revealing painful moral struggles and attempts to come to grips with what it means to care for another huma...
Community Reviews Summary of 294 reviews
Moods
sad 28%
funny 21%
emotional 14%
challenging 7%
informative 7%
lighthearted 7%
Pace
medium 33%
fast 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 92% | A mix: 7%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 46% | No: 30% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 7%Loveable characters?
No: 71% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 41% | N/A: 25% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Incest
266 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Harvill Secker
Publication date: 13 August 2009
Description
Summertime is an inventive and inspired work of fiction that allows J.M. Coetzee to imagine his own life with a critical and unsparing eye, revealing painful moral struggles and attempts to come to grips with what it means to care for another huma...
Community Reviews Summary of 294 reviews
Moods
sad 28%
funny 21%
emotional 14%
challenging 7%
informative 7%
lighthearted 7%
Pace
medium 33%
fast 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 92% | A mix: 7%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 46% | No: 30% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 7%Loveable characters?
No: 71% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 41% | N/A: 25% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Incest