Adèle by Leïla Slimani

Adèle

Leïla Slimani with Sam Taylor (Translator)

216 pages • first pub 2014 (view editions)

fiction contemporary dark tense medium-paced
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From the bestselling author of The Perfect Nanny – one of the 10 Best Books of the Year of The New York Times Book Review – as well as Sex and Lies and In the Country of Others, her prizewinning novel about a sex-addicted woman in ParisShe wants o...

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Community Reviews

3.28
based on 2,587 reviews

Moods

dark: 88%

tense: 48%

emotional: 36%

sad: 34%

challenging: 32%

reflective: 24%

mysterious: 11%

adventurous: 4%

informative: 1%

Pace

38% of readers chose fast
43% of readers chose medium
17% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

1% of readers chose Plot
9% of readers chose A mix
88% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

14% of readers chose Yes
34% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

2% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
76% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

7% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
79% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

97% of readers chose Yes
1% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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