The Lives of Animals by J.M. Coetzee

The Lives of Animals

J.M. Coetzee

144 pages first pub 1999 (editions)

fiction literary reflective slow-paced
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The idea of human cruelty to animals so consumes novelist Elizabeth Costello in her later years that she can no longer look another person in the eye: humans, especially meat-eating ones, seem to her to be conspirators in a crime of stupefying mag...

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Community Reviews Summary of 299 reviews

Moods

reflective 86%
informative 66%
challenging 46%
dark 20%
inspiring 13%
adventurous 6%
emotional 6%
funny 6%
hopeful 6%
sad 6%
tense 6%

Pace

medium 46%
fast 26%
slow 26%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 72% | N/A: 18% | A mix: 9%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 45% | No: 36% | N/A: 9% | Yes: 9%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 72% | No: 18% | N/A: 9%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 45% | N/A: 27% | It's complicated: 18% | Yes: 9%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 18%

Average rating

3.52

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