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176 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099437895
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 07 August 2003
Description
Like Michael Cunningham's homage to Virginia Woolf in The Hours and Jean Rhys's to Charlotte Bronte in The Wide Sargasso Sea, Philippe Besson's extravagantly praised first novel pays tribute to Marcel Proust. It also dares to introduce an asthmati...
Community Reviews Summary of 497 reviews
Moods
sad 82%
reflective 68%
dark 31%
challenging 17%
tense 17%
inspiring 8%
hopeful 7%
mysterious 4%
informative 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
fast 29%
slow 27%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 23%Loveable characters?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 21%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | Yes: 19% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 46% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
War, Death, GriefModerate
Sexual content, Pedophilia, HomophobiaMinor
Classism, Suicidal thoughts, Antisemitism176 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099437895
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 07 August 2003
Description
Like Michael Cunningham's homage to Virginia Woolf in The Hours and Jean Rhys's to Charlotte Bronte in The Wide Sargasso Sea, Philippe Besson's extravagantly praised first novel pays tribute to Marcel Proust. It also dares to introduce an asthmati...
Community Reviews Summary of 497 reviews
Moods
sad 82%
reflective 68%
dark 31%
challenging 17%
tense 17%
inspiring 8%
hopeful 7%
mysterious 4%
informative 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
fast 29%
slow 27%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 23%Loveable characters?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 21%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | Yes: 19% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 46% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
War, Death, GriefModerate
Sexual content, Pedophilia, HomophobiaMinor
Classism, Suicidal thoughts, Antisemitism