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280 pages • first pub 1958 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781400000289
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Sudamericana
Publication date: 01 July 2001
Description
Balthazar, is the second volume of Durrell's The Alexandria Quartet, set in Alexandria, Egypt, during the 1940s. The events of each lush and sensuous novel are seen through the eyes of the central character L.G. Darley, who observes the interactio...
Community Reviews Summary of 202 reviews
Moods
challenging 50%
emotional 40%
funny 30%
dark 20%
informative 20%
mysterious 20%
sad 20%
adventurous 10%
tense 10%
Pace
slow 40%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 20%Strong character development?
No: 40% | It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 20%Loveable characters?
No: 40% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 30%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity, Emotional abuse, MisogynyModerate
Lesbophobia, Murder, ViolenceMinor
War, Body shaming, Sexual harassment
280 pages • first pub 1958 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781400000289
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Sudamericana
Publication date: 01 July 2001
Description
Balthazar, is the second volume of Durrell's The Alexandria Quartet, set in Alexandria, Egypt, during the 1940s. The events of each lush and sensuous novel are seen through the eyes of the central character L.G. Darley, who observes the interactio...
Community Reviews Summary of 202 reviews
Moods
challenging 50%
emotional 40%
funny 30%
dark 20%
informative 20%
mysterious 20%
sad 20%
adventurous 10%
tense 10%
Pace
slow 40%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 20%Strong character development?
No: 40% | It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 20%Loveable characters?
No: 40% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 30%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity, Emotional abuse, MisogynyModerate
Lesbophobia, Murder, ViolenceMinor
War, Body shaming, Sexual harassment