In Youth is Pleasure by Denton Welch

In Youth is Pleasure

Denton Welch

192 pages • first pub 1945 (view editions) user-added

fiction classics lgbtqia+ reflective slow-paced
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This book is ideal for readers who appreciate introspective, lyrical explorations of adolescence and identity, blending keen psychological observation with vivid, unconventional storytelling.

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Orvil Pym does not fit in. A waifish, eccentric, sensitive fifteen-year-old, he hates school and longs to be alone. Spending his Summer holidays in a genteel Surrey hotel with his mysterious father and two brothers who don't understand him, he exp...

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Community Reviews

3.9
based on 183 reviews

Moods

reflective: 80%

emotional: 60%

funny: 36%

dark: 32%

sad: 24%

challenging: 20%

mysterious: 12%

tense: 12%

adventurous: 8%

lighthearted: 8%

relaxing: 8%

informative: 4%

Pace

20% of readers chose fast
40% of readers chose medium
40% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

5% of readers chose A mix
94% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

15% of readers chose Yes
68% of readers chose Complicated
15% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

31% of readers chose Yes
47% of readers chose Complicated
15% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
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Diverse cast of characters?

15% of readers chose Yes
73% of readers chose No
10% of readers chose N/A
Yes
No
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Flaws of characters a main focus?

63% of readers chose Yes
26% of readers chose Complicated
5% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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