Flights of Love by Bernhard Schlink

Flights of Love

Bernhard Schlink with John E. Woods (Translator)

308 pages first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction short stories challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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Description

A collection of stories that weave themselves around the idea of love---love to seek and love to flee; love as desire, as guilt, as confusion or self-betrayal; love as habit, as affair, and as life-changing rebellion.From the internationally best-...

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Community Reviews Summary of 163 reviews

Moods

emotional 90%
reflective 77%
sad 50%
inspiring 36%
mysterious 22%
dark 18%
hopeful 18%
challenging 13%
relaxing 13%
tense 13%
informative 9%
adventurous 4%

Pace

medium 57%
fast 33%
slow 9%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 47% | A mix: 41% | Plot: 11%

Strong character development?

Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 40% | N/A: 6%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 35% | No: 29% | Yes: 29% | N/A: 5%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 68% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 5%

Average rating

3.68

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