Orlanda by Jacqueline Harpman

Orlanda

Jacqueline Harpman with Ros Schwartz (Translator)

224 pages first pub 1996 (editions)

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One afternoon in a Paris train station, as 35-year-old literature professor Aline Berger struggles to re-read Virginia Woolf's Orlando, a novel she has never enjoyed, an odd feeling comes over her when a handsome but strange young man asks her for...

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Community Reviews Summary of 26 reviews

Moods

challenging 83%
reflective 83%
dark 66%
emotional 50%
adventurous 33%
funny 16%
inspiring 16%
mysterious 16%
tense 16%

Pace

medium 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 75% | A mix: 25%

Strong character development?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 66% | Yes: 33%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 66% | N/A: 33%

Average rating

3.63

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