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147 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780375408045
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Publication date: 06 February 2001
Description
The Beauty of the Husband is an essay on Keats’s idea that beauty is truth, and is also the story of a marriage. It is told in 29 tangos. A tango (like a marriage) is something you have to dance to the end. This clear-eyed, brutal, moving, darkly ...
Community Reviews Summary of 889 reviews
Moods
emotional 67%
sad 47%
challenging 38%
dark 20%
mysterious 9%
tense 9%
inspiring 5%
funny 4%
adventurous 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 29%
slow 23%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 79% | A mix: 12% | N/A: 6% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 39% | No: 29% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 46% | No: 40% | N/A: 8% | Yes: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 68% | N/A: 29% | It's complicated: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 1% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
InfidelityModerate
Animal death
147 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780375408045
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Publication date: 06 February 2001
Description
The Beauty of the Husband is an essay on Keats’s idea that beauty is truth, and is also the story of a marriage. It is told in 29 tangos. A tango (like a marriage) is something you have to dance to the end. This clear-eyed, brutal, moving, darkly ...
Community Reviews Summary of 889 reviews
Moods
emotional 67%
sad 47%
challenging 38%
dark 20%
mysterious 9%
tense 9%
inspiring 5%
funny 4%
adventurous 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 29%
slow 23%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 79% | A mix: 12% | N/A: 6% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 39% | No: 29% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 46% | No: 40% | N/A: 8% | Yes: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 68% | N/A: 29% | It's complicated: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 1% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
InfidelityModerate
Animal death