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272 pages • first pub 1954 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781590171226
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Publication date: 31 July 2004
Description
Contempt is a brilliant and unsettling work by one of the revolutionary masters of modern European literature. All the qualities for which Alberto Moravia is justly famous--his cool clarity of expression, his exacting attention to psychological co...
Community Reviews Summary of 249 reviews
Moods
emotional 66%
dark 50%
sad 38%
tense 38%
challenging 16%
mysterious 11%
adventurous 5%
Pace
slow 26%
fast 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 88% | A mix: 11%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 58% | Yes: 35% | No: 5%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 31% | Yes: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 81% | Yes: 18%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Infidelity, Car accident
272 pages • first pub 1954 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781590171226
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Publication date: 31 July 2004
Description
Contempt is a brilliant and unsettling work by one of the revolutionary masters of modern European literature. All the qualities for which Alberto Moravia is justly famous--his cool clarity of expression, his exacting attention to psychological co...
Community Reviews Summary of 249 reviews
Moods
emotional 66%
dark 50%
sad 38%
tense 38%
challenging 16%
mysterious 11%
adventurous 5%
Pace
slow 26%
fast 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 88% | A mix: 11%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 58% | Yes: 35% | No: 5%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 31% | Yes: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 81% | Yes: 18%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Infidelity, Car accident