Melrose by Edward St Aubyn

Melrose

Patrick Melrose #1-5

Edward St Aubyn with Dirk van Gunsteren (Translator), Ingo Herzke (Translator), Sabine Hübner (Translator), Frank Wegner (Translator)

880 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary reflective slow-paced
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Mit seinem furiosen fünfteiligen Romanzyklus um sein Alter Ego Patrick Melrose hat sich Edward St Aubyn weltweit in die erste Riege der zeitgenössischen Literatur geschrieben: Die Romane erzählen Patrick Melroses Geschichte von seiner Kindheit bis...

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Community Reviews Summary of 383 reviews

Moods

dark 78%
emotional 73%
reflective 63%
sad 63%
funny 57%
challenging 26%
tense 26%
hopeful 10%
inspiring 5%
lighthearted 5%

Pace

slow 56%
medium 37%
fast 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 76% | A mix: 23%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 53% | Yes: 40% | No: 6%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 53% | No: 33% | Yes: 13%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 85% | Yes: 14%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 6%

Average rating

4.02

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