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280 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780771098758
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New Canadian Library
Publication date: 01 January 1989
Description
One of the best-known experimental novels of the 1960s, Beautiful Losers is Cohen's most defiant and uninhibited work. The novel centres upon the hapless members of a love triangle united by their sexual obsessions and by their fascination with Ca...
Community Reviews Summary of 449 reviews
Moods
dark 66%
reflective 57%
tense 38%
emotional 33%
mysterious 33%
sad 33%
funny 28%
adventurous 14%
inspiring 9%
Pace
medium 33%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 68% | A mix: 12% | N/A: 12% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 73% | No: 20% | Yes: 6%Loveable characters?
No: 53% | It's complicated: 46%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 14% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 13%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual content, Rape, RacismModerate
SexismMinor
Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship280 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780771098758
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New Canadian Library
Publication date: 01 January 1989
Description
One of the best-known experimental novels of the 1960s, Beautiful Losers is Cohen's most defiant and uninhibited work. The novel centres upon the hapless members of a love triangle united by their sexual obsessions and by their fascination with Ca...
Community Reviews Summary of 449 reviews
Moods
dark 66%
reflective 57%
tense 38%
emotional 33%
mysterious 33%
sad 33%
funny 28%
adventurous 14%
inspiring 9%
Pace
medium 33%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 68% | A mix: 12% | N/A: 12% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 73% | No: 20% | Yes: 6%Loveable characters?
No: 53% | It's complicated: 46%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 14% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 13%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual content, Rape, RacismModerate
SexismMinor
Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship