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192 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780747585152
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Paperbacks
Publication date: 06 March 2006
Description
In this ravishing tale of sexual and textual obsession, the young unnamed narrator sets forth from Cambridge on a quest. He is to rescue the subject of his doctoral research, Paul Michel, the brilliant but mad writer, from incarceration in a menta...
Community Reviews Summary of 184 reviews
Moods
sad 71%
reflective 64%
challenging 35%
dark 35%
mysterious 28%
inspiring 14%
adventurous 7%
funny 7%
hopeful 7%
lighthearted 7%
tense 7%
Pace
fast 33%
slow 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 72% | A mix: 27%Strong character development?
Yes: 45% | No: 36% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 36% | No: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 55% | Yes: 22% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 75% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Mental illness, Suicide
192 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780747585152
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Paperbacks
Publication date: 06 March 2006
Description
In this ravishing tale of sexual and textual obsession, the young unnamed narrator sets forth from Cambridge on a quest. He is to rescue the subject of his doctoral research, Paul Michel, the brilliant but mad writer, from incarceration in a menta...
Community Reviews Summary of 184 reviews
Moods
sad 71%
reflective 64%
challenging 35%
dark 35%
mysterious 28%
inspiring 14%
adventurous 7%
funny 7%
hopeful 7%
lighthearted 7%
tense 7%
Pace
fast 33%
slow 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 72% | A mix: 27%Strong character development?
Yes: 45% | No: 36% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 36% | No: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 55% | Yes: 22% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 75% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Mental illness, Suicide