220 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780143036371
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 30 August 2005
Description
Set in post-apartheid South Africa, J. M. Coetzee’s searing novel tells the story of David Lurie, a twice divorced, 52-year-old professor of communications and Romantic Poetry at Cape Technical University. Lurie believes he has created a comfortab...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,903 reviews
Moods
reflective 59%
challenging 53%
sad 42%
emotional 41%
tense 41%
informative 3%
mysterious 3%
adventurous 2%
funny 1%
hopeful 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
slow 24%
fast 19%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 57% | A mix: 36% | Plot: 4% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 34% | No: 25%Loveable characters?
No: 79% | It's complicated: 17% | Yes: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 14% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Animal death, Sexual assaultModerate
Racism, Violence, Animal cruelty
220 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780143036371
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 30 August 2005
Description
Set in post-apartheid South Africa, J. M. Coetzee’s searing novel tells the story of David Lurie, a twice divorced, 52-year-old professor of communications and Romantic Poetry at Cape Technical University. Lurie believes he has created a comfortab...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,903 reviews
Moods
reflective 59%
challenging 53%
sad 42%
emotional 41%
tense 41%
informative 3%
mysterious 3%
adventurous 2%
funny 1%
hopeful 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
slow 24%
fast 19%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 57% | A mix: 36% | Plot: 4% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 34% | No: 25%Loveable characters?
No: 79% | It's complicated: 17% | Yes: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 14% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Animal death, Sexual assaultModerate
Racism, Violence, Animal cruelty