Beautiful Losers by Leonard Cohen

Beautiful Losers

Leonard Cohen

243 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)

fiction literary reflective slow-paced
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One of the best-known experimental novels of the 1960s, Beautiful Losers is Cohen’ s most defiant and uninhibited work. The novel centres upon the hapless members of a love triangle united by their sexual obsessions and by their fascination with C...

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Community Reviews Summary of 448 reviews

Moods

challenging 71%
dark 66%
reflective 57%
tense 38%
emotional 33%
mysterious 33%
sad 33%
funny 28%
adventurous 14%
inspiring 9%

Pace

slow 61%
medium 33%
fast 5%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 68% | A mix: 12% | N/A: 12% | Plot: 6%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 73% | No: 20% | Yes: 6%

Loveable characters?

No: 53% | It's complicated: 46%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 14% | N/A: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 13%

Average rating

3.42

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