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124 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780743203951
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Publication date: 06 February 2001
Description
In The Body Artist, DeLillo tells the hallucinatory tale of performance artist Lauren Hartke in the days following the suicide of her husband, filmmaker Rey Robles. Finishing out their lease of a rented house on the coast, living in a self-imposed...
Community Reviews Summary of 992 reviews
Moods
mysterious 65%
challenging 53%
emotional 44%
dark 38%
sad 36%
tense 9%
relaxing 6%
adventurous 1%
funny 1%
Pace
medium 32%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | A mix: 16% | N/A: 5% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 48% | No: 26% | Yes: 23% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 32% | Yes: 11% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 82% | Yes: 7% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 39% | No: 10% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Death, Sexual assaultModerate
Ableism, GriefMinor
Rape
124 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780743203951
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Publication date: 06 February 2001
Description
In The Body Artist, DeLillo tells the hallucinatory tale of performance artist Lauren Hartke in the days following the suicide of her husband, filmmaker Rey Robles. Finishing out their lease of a rented house on the coast, living in a self-imposed...
Community Reviews Summary of 992 reviews
Moods
mysterious 65%
challenging 53%
emotional 44%
dark 38%
sad 36%
tense 9%
relaxing 6%
adventurous 1%
funny 1%
Pace
medium 32%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | A mix: 16% | N/A: 5% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 48% | No: 26% | Yes: 23% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 32% | Yes: 11% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 82% | Yes: 7% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 39% | No: 10% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Death, Sexual assaultModerate
Ableism, GriefMinor
Rape