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64 pages • first pub 1959 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241339640
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books/Penguin Classics
Publication date: 22 February 2018
Description
'The sap had dried up; the sap, the incentive, the fever, the desire to do, to act, to act the fool, make love, create'A middle-aged woman breaks with her handsome young lover; a placid husband is suspected of infidelity; and a dying man reflects ...
Community Reviews Summary of 139 reviews
Moods
reflective 53%
sad 38%
dark 23%
lighthearted 23%
challenging 7%
funny 7%
mysterious 7%
Pace
medium 38%
slow 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
No: 40% | It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 20%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 50%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | Yes: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 40%Average rating
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64 pages • first pub 1959 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241339640
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books/Penguin Classics
Publication date: 22 February 2018
Description
'The sap had dried up; the sap, the incentive, the fever, the desire to do, to act, to act the fool, make love, create'A middle-aged woman breaks with her handsome young lover; a placid husband is suspected of infidelity; and a dying man reflects ...
Community Reviews Summary of 139 reviews
Moods
reflective 53%
sad 38%
dark 23%
lighthearted 23%
challenging 7%
funny 7%
mysterious 7%
Pace
medium 38%
slow 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
No: 40% | It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 20%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 50%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | Yes: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 40%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.