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54 pages • first pub 1958 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141195933
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Modern Classics
Publication date: 29 March 2011
Description
Babette's Feast is a sublime celebration of eating, drinking and sensual pleasure. In Isak Dinesen's life-affirming story, two elderly sisters living in a remote, god-fearing Norwegian community take in a mysterious refugee from Paris one night—an...
Community Reviews Summary of 512 reviews
Moods
inspiring 52%
emotional 47%
hopeful 30%
lighthearted 27%
mysterious 22%
funny 13%
relaxing 13%
adventurous 11%
dark 11%
sad 11%
challenging 5%
informative 2%
tense 2%
Pace
fast 39%
slow 19%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 46% | Character: 34% | Plot: 18%Strong character development?
Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 19% | N/A: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 9% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 48% | Yes: 29% | N/A: 16% | It's complicated: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 41% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 10%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
War, Gun violenceMinor
Cannibalism
54 pages • first pub 1958 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141195933
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Modern Classics
Publication date: 29 March 2011
Description
Babette's Feast is a sublime celebration of eating, drinking and sensual pleasure. In Isak Dinesen's life-affirming story, two elderly sisters living in a remote, god-fearing Norwegian community take in a mysterious refugee from Paris one night—an...
Community Reviews Summary of 512 reviews
Moods
inspiring 52%
emotional 47%
hopeful 30%
lighthearted 27%
mysterious 22%
funny 13%
relaxing 13%
adventurous 11%
dark 11%
sad 11%
challenging 5%
informative 2%
tense 2%
Pace
fast 39%
slow 19%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 46% | Character: 34% | Plot: 18%Strong character development?
Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 19% | N/A: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 9% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 48% | Yes: 29% | N/A: 16% | It's complicated: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 41% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 10%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
War, Gun violenceMinor
Cannibalism