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124 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780743203951
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Publication date: 06 February 2001
Description
In The Body Artist, DeLillo tells the hallucinatory tale of performance artist Lauren Hartke in the days following the suicide of her husband, filmmaker Rey Robles. Finishing out their lease of a rented house on the coast, living in a self-imposed...
Community Reviews Summary of 987 reviews
Moods
mysterious 65%
challenging 53%
emotional 46%
sad 38%
dark 36%
tense 10%
relaxing 6%
funny 1%
Pace
medium 34%
fast 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 74% | A mix: 16% | N/A: 5% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 49% | No: 25% | Yes: 23% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 32% | Yes: 11% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 82% | Yes: 8% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 40% | No: 10% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Death, Mental illnessModerate
Ableism, Sexual assault, GriefMinor
Rape
124 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780743203951
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Publication date: 06 February 2001
Description
In The Body Artist, DeLillo tells the hallucinatory tale of performance artist Lauren Hartke in the days following the suicide of her husband, filmmaker Rey Robles. Finishing out their lease of a rented house on the coast, living in a self-imposed...
Community Reviews Summary of 987 reviews
Moods
mysterious 65%
challenging 53%
emotional 46%
sad 38%
dark 36%
tense 10%
relaxing 6%
funny 1%
Pace
medium 34%
fast 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 74% | A mix: 16% | N/A: 5% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 49% | No: 25% | Yes: 23% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 32% | Yes: 11% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 82% | Yes: 8% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 40% | No: 10% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Death, Mental illnessModerate
Ableism, Sexual assault, GriefMinor
Rape