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128 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781590179543
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: NYRB Classics
Publication date: 04 October 2007
Description
In the Café of Lost Youth is vintage Patrick Modiano, an absorbing evocation of a particular Paris of the 1950s, shadowy and shady, a secret world of writers, criminals, drinkers, and drifters. The novel, inspired in part by the circle (depicted i...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,026 reviews
Moods
mysterious 58%
sad 54%
emotional 36%
dark 33%
challenging 14%
tense 10%
adventurous 4%
hopeful 3%
inspiring 3%
relaxing 3%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
medium 40%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 82% | A mix: 9% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
No: 48% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | No: 27% | Yes: 26%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 62% | Yes: 19% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 11% | N/A: 2%Average rating
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Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
SuicideMinor
Drug use, Death of parent
128 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781590179543
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: NYRB Classics
Publication date: 04 October 2007
Description
In the Café of Lost Youth is vintage Patrick Modiano, an absorbing evocation of a particular Paris of the 1950s, shadowy and shady, a secret world of writers, criminals, drinkers, and drifters. The novel, inspired in part by the circle (depicted i...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,026 reviews
Moods
mysterious 58%
sad 54%
emotional 36%
dark 33%
challenging 14%
tense 10%
adventurous 4%
hopeful 3%
inspiring 3%
relaxing 3%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
medium 40%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 82% | A mix: 9% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
No: 48% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | No: 27% | Yes: 26%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 62% | Yes: 19% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 11% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
SuicideMinor
Drug use, Death of parent