The Swimming-pool Library by Alan Hollinghurst

The Swimming-pool Library

Alan Hollinghurst

288 pages first pub 1988 (view editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary reflective medium-paced
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A literary sensation and bestseller both in England and America, The Swimming-Pool Library is an enthralling, darkly erotic novel of homosexuality before the scourge of AIDS; an elegy, possessed of chilling clarity, for ways of life that can no lo...

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Community Reviews

3.42
based on 1,129 reviews

Moods

reflective: 71%

emotional: 38%

challenging: 33%

dark: 27%

sad: 25%

funny: 18%

mysterious: 18%

tense: 15%

lighthearted: 12%

adventurous: 6%

informative: 6%

inspiring: 5%

hopeful: 3%

relaxing: 2%


Pace

2% of readers chose fast
50% of readers chose medium
46% of readers chose slow
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medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

3% of readers chose Plot
22% of readers chose A mix
72% of readers chose Character
2% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
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Strong character development?

23% of readers chose Yes
39% of readers chose Complicated
37% of readers chose No
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Complicated
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Loveable characters?

12% of readers chose Yes
34% of readers chose Complicated
51% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
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Complicated
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Diverse cast of characters?

46% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
30% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
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Flaws of characters a main focus?

73% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
8% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
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