Intimacy by Jean-Paul Sartre

Intimacy

Jean-Paul Sartre with Lloyd Alexander

220 pages • first pub 1939 (editions)

fiction classics philosophy short stories dark tense slow-paced
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This is Sartre's masterly portrait of life seen from new and revealing angles, in which the human soul is stripped of all its civilized veneer, and layers of experience are peeled back with ferocious skill - to reveal the depths of the private opp...

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Community Reviews Summary of 808 reviews

Moods

reflective 84%
dark 78%
tense 36%
challenging 27%
mysterious 21%
emotional 18%
sad 18%
inspiring 12%
adventurous 9%
hopeful 6%
funny 3%
informative 3%
relaxing 3%

Pace

medium 52%
fast 26%
slow 20%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 67% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 10%

Strong character development?

Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 14% | N/A: 3%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 53% | No: 38% | N/A: 3% | Yes: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 46% | Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 7% | No: 7%

Average rating

4.0

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