A Life: The Humble Truth by Guy de Maupassant

A Life: The Humble Truth

Guy de Maupassant with Roger Pearson (Translator)

288 pages • first pub 1883 (editions)

fiction classics dark emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

every heart imagines itself the first to thrill to a myriad sensations which once stirred the hearts of the earliest creatures and which will again stir the hearts of the last men and women to walk the earth' What is a life? How shall a storytelle...

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Moods

sad 84%
emotional 68%
reflective 54%
dark 38%
inspiring 10%
hopeful 8%
lighthearted 6%
relaxing 6%
tense 6%
adventurous 4%
challenging 4%
funny 4%

Pace

medium 41%
slow 34%
fast 23%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 74% | A mix: 22% | Plot: 3%

Strong character development?

Yes: 46% | No: 38% | It's complicated: 15%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 56% | Yes: 24% | No: 20%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 88% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 4% | Yes: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 8%

Average rating

3.58

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