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120 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781931883429
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Two Lines Press
Publication date: 20 October 2014
Description
It seems there is no genre of writing Marie NDiaye will not make her own. Asked to write a memoir, she turned in this paranoid fantasia of rising floodwaters, walking corpses, eerie depictions of her very own parents, and the incessant reappearanc...
Community Reviews Summary of 244 reviews
Moods
mysterious 68%
challenging 43%
dark 27%
emotional 27%
tense 20%
sad 14%
adventurous 4%
funny 4%
hopeful 1%
inspiring 1%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 34%
fast 23%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 76% | A mix: 12% | N/A: 8% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 27% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 63% | No: 22% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 47% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 19%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 36% | N/A: 18% | No: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide attemptModerate
Suicide, Abandonment, Eating disorderMinor
Drug abuse, Alcoholism
120 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781931883429
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Two Lines Press
Publication date: 20 October 2014
Description
It seems there is no genre of writing Marie NDiaye will not make her own. Asked to write a memoir, she turned in this paranoid fantasia of rising floodwaters, walking corpses, eerie depictions of her very own parents, and the incessant reappearanc...
Community Reviews Summary of 244 reviews
Moods
mysterious 68%
challenging 43%
dark 27%
emotional 27%
tense 20%
sad 14%
adventurous 4%
funny 4%
hopeful 1%
inspiring 1%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 34%
fast 23%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 76% | A mix: 12% | N/A: 8% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 27% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 63% | No: 22% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 47% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 19%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 36% | N/A: 18% | No: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide attemptModerate
Suicide, Abandonment, Eating disorderMinor
Drug abuse, Alcoholism