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240 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781565840188
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: New Press
Publication date: 01 September 1992
Description
Far more daring and truthful than any of her other novels, The North China Lover is a fascinating retelling of the dramatic experiences of Duras’s adolescence that shaped her most famous work. Initially conceived as notes toward a screenplay for T...
Community Reviews Summary of 312 reviews
Moods
reflective 72%
sad 63%
dark 27%
mysterious 27%
challenging 18%
tense 18%
adventurous 9%
funny 9%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 85% | Plot: 14%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 10%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 30% | Yes: 30%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 40% | No: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | No: 33%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
IncestMinor
Death
240 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781565840188
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: New Press
Publication date: 01 September 1992
Description
Far more daring and truthful than any of her other novels, The North China Lover is a fascinating retelling of the dramatic experiences of Duras’s adolescence that shaped her most famous work. Initially conceived as notes toward a screenplay for T...
Community Reviews Summary of 312 reviews
Moods
reflective 72%
sad 63%
dark 27%
mysterious 27%
challenging 18%
tense 18%
adventurous 9%
funny 9%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 85% | Plot: 14%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 10%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 30% | Yes: 30%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 40% | No: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | No: 33%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
IncestMinor
Death