Pitch Dark by Renata Adler

Pitch Dark

Renata Adler

160 pages first pub 1983 (editions)

fiction classics reflective slow-paced

Description

"Pitch Dark is the story of the end of a love affair—a story that, in Renata Adler’s brilliant telling, becomes a richly diffracted, illuminating, investigation of an exceptional woman. After a nine-year affair with Jake, a married man, Kate Ennis...

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Community Reviews Summary of 71 reviews

Moods

challenging 66%
reflective 66%
emotional 44%
adventurous 33%
dark 33%
mysterious 33%
funny 11%
sad 11%
tense 11%

Pace

slow 62%
medium 25%
fast 12%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 83% | A mix: 16%

Strong character development?

No: 42% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 28%

Loveable characters?

No: 66% | It's complicated: 16% | Yes: 16%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 83% | No: 16%

Average rating

3.71

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