Lucie by Amalie Skram

Lucie

Amalie Skram with Katherine Hanson (Translator), Judith Messick (Translator)

168 pages first pub 1888 (editions)

fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced
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In Lucie, written in 1888, shortly before Skram was incarcerated in an asylum for being out of her mind, she tells the story of a fallen woman, a dancing girl from Tivoli who is the mistress of the respectable bourgeois Theodor. He is so captivate...

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Community Reviews Summary of 37 reviews

Moods

sad 85%
dark 57%
emotional 57%
reflective 42%
challenging 14%
funny 14%
tense 14%

Pace

medium 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 83% | Plot: 16%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 25% | No: 25% | Yes: 25%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 60% | No: 40%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 75% | Yes: 25%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 75% | N/A: 25%

Average rating

3.7

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