The Conformist by Alberto Moravia, Tami Calliope

The Conformist

Alberto Moravia, Tami Calliope

323 pages first pub 1951 (editions)

fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

Secrecy and Silence are second nature to Marcello Clerici, the hero of The Conformist, a book which made Alberto Moravia one of the world's most read postwar writers. Clerici is a man with everything under control - a wife who loves him, colleague...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 134 reviews

Moods

dark 100%
tense 53%
challenging 46%
reflective 46%
emotional 30%
mysterious 30%
sad 23%
adventurous 15%
funny 7%
informative 7%

Pace

medium 71%
fast 14%
slow 14%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 63% | A mix: 36%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 54% | Yes: 36% | No: 9%

Loveable characters?

No: 63% | It's complicated: 36%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 10% | Yes: 10%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 10%

Average rating

3.9

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!

If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.