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124 pages • first pub 1816 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140441345
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 30 July 1980
Description
Adolphe is a privileged and refined young man, bored by the stupidity he perceives in the world around him. After a number of meaningless conquests, he at last encounters Ellenore, a beautiful and passionate older woman. Adolphe is enraptured and...
Community Reviews Summary of 199 reviews
Moods
reflective 61%
sad 30%
tense 30%
dark 23%
Pace
slow 41%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 81% | A mix: 9% | N/A: 9%Strong character development?
No: 61% | Yes: 23% | It's complicated: 15%Loveable characters?
No: 71% | It's complicated: 21% | Yes: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 92% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 84% | No: 7% | It's complicated: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity, Sexual contentModerate
Death, Gaslighting
124 pages • first pub 1816 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140441345
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 30 July 1980
Description
Adolphe is a privileged and refined young man, bored by the stupidity he perceives in the world around him. After a number of meaningless conquests, he at last encounters Ellenore, a beautiful and passionate older woman. Adolphe is enraptured and...
Community Reviews Summary of 199 reviews
Moods
reflective 61%
sad 30%
tense 30%
dark 23%
Pace
slow 41%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 81% | A mix: 9% | N/A: 9%Strong character development?
No: 61% | Yes: 23% | It's complicated: 15%Loveable characters?
No: 71% | It's complicated: 21% | Yes: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 92% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 84% | No: 7% | It's complicated: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity, Sexual contentModerate
Death, Gaslighting