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320 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781906040161
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Europa Editions
Publication date: Not specified
Description
A moving, funny, triumphant novel that exalts the quiet victories of the inconspicuous among us.We are in the center of Paris, in an elegant apartment building inhabited by bourgeois families. Renée, the concierge, is witness to the lavish but vac...
Community Reviews Summary of 11,198 reviews
Moods
emotional 67%
sad 40%
hopeful 34%
funny 33%
inspiring 30%
challenging 23%
dark 10%
lighthearted 10%
informative 6%
relaxing 6%
mysterious 5%
adventurous 2%
Pace
medium 38%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 92% | A mix: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 55% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 8% | N/A: 1%Average rating
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Suicidal thoughts, Death, ClassismModerate
Suicide320 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781906040161
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Europa Editions
Publication date: Not specified
Description
A moving, funny, triumphant novel that exalts the quiet victories of the inconspicuous among us.We are in the center of Paris, in an elegant apartment building inhabited by bourgeois families. Renée, the concierge, is witness to the lavish but vac...
Community Reviews Summary of 11,198 reviews
Moods
emotional 67%
sad 40%
hopeful 34%
funny 33%
inspiring 30%
challenging 23%
dark 10%
lighthearted 10%
informative 6%
relaxing 6%
mysterious 5%
adventurous 2%
Pace
medium 38%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 92% | A mix: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 55% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 8% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicidal thoughts, Death, ClassismModerate
Suicide