After Many a Summer Dies the Swan by Aldous Huxley

After Many a Summer Dies the Swan

Aldous Huxley

241 pages first pub 1939 (editions) user-added

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Jo Stoyte was a Hollywood multimillionaire, who owned movie studios, movie stars, and a huge, moated, Gothic castle; he bought a Louis XV boudoir for His Baby, Virginia, daughter-mistress, concubine-child; he hung Rubens in the hall, Vermeer in th...

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Community Reviews Summary of 156 reviews

Moods

dark 62%
challenging 50%
funny 50%
reflective 50%
mysterious 25%
tense 25%
informative 12%

Pace

slow 62%
medium 37%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 66% | A mix: 33%

Strong character development?

No: 71% | N/A: 14% | Yes: 14%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 57% | No: 42%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 83% | It's complicated: 16%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 28%

Average rating

3.49

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