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144 pages • first pub 1928 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books/Penguin Classics
Publication date: 01 January 1973
Description
‘The Place Blanche, Paris, Life itself. One realized all sorts of things. The value of an illusion, for instance, and that the shadow can be more important than the substance.’ The winter-wet streets of Montparnasse, pernods in smoke-filled cafés,...
Community Reviews Summary of 262 reviews
Moods
dark 65%
emotional 65%
reflective 58%
tense 27%
challenging 17%
mysterious 13%
funny 6%
adventurous 3%
hopeful 3%
informative 3%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 92% | A mix: 7%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 36% | No: 28%Loveable characters?
No: 67% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 3% | Yes: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 84% | Yes: 8% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 92% | No: 3% | It's complicated: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Domestic abuse, InfidelityModerate
Alcoholism, Racial slurs
144 pages • first pub 1928 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books/Penguin Classics
Publication date: 01 January 1973
Description
‘The Place Blanche, Paris, Life itself. One realized all sorts of things. The value of an illusion, for instance, and that the shadow can be more important than the substance.’ The winter-wet streets of Montparnasse, pernods in smoke-filled cafés,...
Community Reviews Summary of 262 reviews
Moods
dark 65%
emotional 65%
reflective 58%
tense 27%
challenging 17%
mysterious 13%
funny 6%
adventurous 3%
hopeful 3%
informative 3%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 92% | A mix: 7%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 36% | No: 28%Loveable characters?
No: 67% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 3% | Yes: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 84% | Yes: 8% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 92% | No: 3% | It's complicated: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Domestic abuse, InfidelityModerate
Alcoholism, Racial slurs