Madeleine Is Sleeping by Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum

Madeleine Is Sleeping

Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum

272 pages first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction literary mysterious reflective slow-paced

Description

A National Book Award Finalist, Sarah Shun-lien Bynum's enchanting and inventive first novel is a groundbreaking, contemporary classic When a girl falls into a mysterious, impenetrable sleep, the borders between her provincial French village and t...

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Moods

adventurous 100%
dark 100%
mysterious 100%

Pace

slow 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 100%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%

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3.18

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