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213 pages • first pub 1958 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
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Description
A powerful novel, telling of a middle-aged man who falls in love with a young divorcee who lives alone in a tiny, untidy apartment in the New York of the 1940s. Here, he visits her, erratically, and not always happily. All is soon inexorably overt...
Community Reviews Summary of 211 reviews
Moods
emotional 71%
dark 50%
sad 42%
tense 42%
challenging 7%
funny 7%
informative 7%
mysterious 7%
Pace
slow 35%
fast 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 78% | A mix: 14% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
No: 57% | It's complicated: 21% | Yes: 21%Loveable characters?
No: 71% | It's complicated: 14% | Yes: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Misogyny, Toxic relationship, SexismModerate
Sexual assault, Rape
213 pages • first pub 1958 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
A powerful novel, telling of a middle-aged man who falls in love with a young divorcee who lives alone in a tiny, untidy apartment in the New York of the 1940s. Here, he visits her, erratically, and not always happily. All is soon inexorably overt...
Community Reviews Summary of 211 reviews
Moods
emotional 71%
dark 50%
sad 42%
tense 42%
challenging 7%
funny 7%
informative 7%
mysterious 7%
Pace
slow 35%
fast 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 78% | A mix: 14% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
No: 57% | It's complicated: 21% | Yes: 21%Loveable characters?
No: 71% | It's complicated: 14% | Yes: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Misogyny, Toxic relationship, SexismModerate
Sexual assault, Rape