Last Words from Montmartre by Qiu Miaojin

Last Words from Montmartre

Qiu Miaojin with Ari Larissa Heinrich (Translator)

161 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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When the pioneering Taiwanese novelist Qiu Miaojin committed suicide in 1995 at age twenty-six, she left behind her unpublished masterpiece, Last Words from Montmartre. Unfolding through a series of letters written by an unnamed narrator, Last Wor...

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Community Reviews Summary of 481 reviews

Moods

dark 75%
emotional 74%
sad 69%
reflective 67%
challenging 46%
tense 18%
mysterious 9%
funny 3%
inspiring 2%
hopeful 1%
informative 1%

Pace

slow 44%
medium 44%
fast 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 94% | A mix: 3% | N/A: 3%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 60% | No: 23% | Yes: 13% | N/A: 3%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 59% | No: 25% | Yes: 13% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 69% | No: 15% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 12%

Average rating

3.91

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