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220 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780670887316
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Viking
Publication date: 01 January 1999
Description
At fifty-two, Professor David Lurie is divorced, filled with desire, but lacking in passion. When an affair with a student leaves him jobless, shunned by friends, and ridiculed by his ex-wife, he retreats to his daughter Lucy's smallholding. Davi...
Community Reviews Summary of 7,108 reviews
Moods
reflective 57%
challenging 52%
emotional 43%
sad 43%
tense 43%
mysterious 4%
informative 3%
adventurous 2%
funny 1%
Pace
slow 23%
fast 19%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 56% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 4% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 35% | No: 23%Loveable characters?
No: 77% | It's complicated: 18% | Yes: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 14% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Animal death, Sexual assaultModerate
Racism, Violence220 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780670887316
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Viking
Publication date: 01 January 1999
Description
At fifty-two, Professor David Lurie is divorced, filled with desire, but lacking in passion. When an affair with a student leaves him jobless, shunned by friends, and ridiculed by his ex-wife, he retreats to his daughter Lucy's smallholding. Davi...
Community Reviews Summary of 7,108 reviews
Moods
reflective 57%
challenging 52%
emotional 43%
sad 43%
tense 43%
mysterious 4%
informative 3%
adventurous 2%
funny 1%
Pace
slow 23%
fast 19%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 56% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 4% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 35% | No: 23%Loveable characters?
No: 77% | It's complicated: 18% | Yes: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 14% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Animal death, Sexual assaultModerate
Racism, Violence